A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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... , and shape ; the effects of pressure in removing the color ; the exact shades of color observed ; the absence or presence of tension or elevation over the area ; and , 28 THE TECHNIC OF MEDICOLEGAL POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION .
... , and shape ; the effects of pressure in removing the color ; the exact shades of color observed ; the absence or presence of tension or elevation over the area ; and , 28 THE TECHNIC OF MEDICOLEGAL POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION .
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... effects of increasing age are , however , to be seen in certain senile changes in the bones . Toward the close of adult life the bones become brittle , the fatty marrow is more abundant , the cancellous spaces may contain free fat , the ...
... effects of increasing age are , however , to be seen in certain senile changes in the bones . Toward the close of adult life the bones become brittle , the fatty marrow is more abundant , the cancellous spaces may contain free fat , the ...
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... effects of rachitis on the adult stature are very evident in the poor development of the skeleton and the bowed limbs of the poorer classes of Italians in this country . A very pronounced " pigeon - breast " in a rachitic infant usually ...
... effects of rachitis on the adult stature are very evident in the poor development of the skeleton and the bowed limbs of the poorer classes of Italians in this country . A very pronounced " pigeon - breast " in a rachitic infant usually ...
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... effects of disease , accident , and change in nutrition must also be regarded . Such considerations led Drs . Greenleaf and Smart , of the United States Army , to discuss the anthropometric system , and to devise a method of ...
... effects of disease , accident , and change in nutrition must also be regarded . Such considerations led Drs . Greenleaf and Smart , of the United States Army , to discuss the anthropometric system , and to devise a method of ...
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... effects of decomposition are seen in the changes in color and consistency , and in the obliteration of structural detail in the viscera , which are also the only means of judging grossly of the effects of vital inflammatory changes ...
... effects of decomposition are seen in the changes in color and consistency , and in the obliteration of structural detail in the viscera , which are also the only means of judging grossly of the effects of vital inflammatory changes ...
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Page 540 - But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act.
Page 440 - in all suits upon policies of insurance on life hereafter issued by any company doing business in this State, to a citizen of this State, it shall be no defense that the insured committed suicide, unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the court or jury trying the cause, that the insured contemplated suicide at the time he made his application for the policy, and any stipulation in the policy to the...
Page 7 - This work presents to the medical and legal professions a comprehensive survey of forensic medicine and toxicology in moderate compass. For convenience of reference the treatise has been divided into two sections, Part I and Part II, the latter being devoted to Toxicology and all other portions of Legal Medicine in which laboratory investigation is an essential feature. Under "Expert Evidence...
Page 445 - If the assured, being in the possession of his ordinary reasoning faculties, from anger, pride, jealousy or a desire to escape from the ills of life, intentionally takes his own life, the proviso attaches, and there can be no recovery. If the death is caused by the voluntary Opinion of the Court.