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Sexual Asphyxias
Author(s) -
Coe John I.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1974.tb00687.x
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , psychology , medical emergency , medicine , demography , biology , sociology , biochemistry , gene
Some asphyxial deaths in young white males, usually by hanging, are accidents occurring during aberrant sexual activity. The physical aspects and limited psychological knowledge of these cases that distinguish them from suicidal deaths are discussed.