@article{ref1,
title="Trends of weapons used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo Hospital, Lahore",
journal="Pakistan journal of medical and health sciences",
year="2017",
author="Iqbal, Muhammad and Hussain, Syed Muddasar and Malik, Arif Rasheed",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="1442-1443",
abstract="AIM: To study the trends of weapons used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo Hospital, Lahore Methods: It is a cross-sectional study which was conducted at the Mayo Hospital. 160 cases fulfilling the inclusion criteria from January 2014 to March 2014 were selected. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of 160 cases, 136 (85%) were men, and 24 (15%) were women. The age of patients ranged between 05 and 64 years, with a 5.7: 1 male-female ratio. Regarding type of weapons, 125 cases (78.1%) have blunt weapons used while 23(14.4%) with sharp edge and 9 cases (5.6%) with firearm. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Blunt weapons are frequently used in lieu of assault to the persons seeking medicolegal certification at Mayo hospital, Lahore.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1996-7195",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}