Citation

Rouzioux JM, Parisot P, Picard J, Vermont J, Isnard E. Presse Med. (1983) 1985; 14(18): 1017-1023.

Vernacular Title

Role de l'alcoolisme aigu dans le determinisme des morts violentes. Bilan de

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3158946

Abstract

Over a 2-year period (1981-1982), blood alcohol levels were measured in 1371 post-mortem examinations performed at the medico-legal Institute of Lyon. These levels were higher in men, in subjects who died between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m., in corpses found in water and in subjects killed by a fall or in a fire. Among the 4 main types of death (homicide, suicide, accident and natural death), those by homicide had the highest, and those by suicide the lowest blood alcohol concentrations.

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