Open AccessAn autopsy study of pattern and yearly trend of homicide in Warri, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Nkadi Francis Nwachokor,
Obiora Jude Uchendu,
Eseroghene Arthur Ijomone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_142_18
Subject(s) - homicide , medicine , autopsy , head and neck , blunt , incidence (geometry) , cause of death , demography , poison control , injury prevention , surgery , medical emergency , physics , disease , sociology , optics
Homicide is a common cause of unnatural death and an index of the level of security of the state. The aim of this study was to analyze all autopsied unnatural homicide cases in Warri, Nigeria from 2003 to 2016 with emphasis on age, sex, regional distribution of injury, and circumstance of death.