@article{ref1,
title="Deaths Due to Jambia-Inflicted Lesions in a Domestic Environment",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="2011",
author="Dermengiu, Dan and Naji, Mohammed Hassan and Curca, Cristian George and Hostiuc, Sorin",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="163-166",
abstract="Domestic violence is a significant health problem affecting women all around the world by causing a wide range of physical and psychological traumas. Yemen has a very high percentage of women experiencing intimate partner violence (up to 50%) and a high mortality rate. In this article, we are presenting 3 particular cases of domestic violence deaths in which the weapon used was a jambia (jambia, jambiah, jambiya, djambia), a special dagger specific to Yemen and the surrounding areas. We are also summarizing the main characteristics of jambia-inflicted lesions and their thanatology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822d3562",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822d3562"
}