Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2004
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 3

Weights of human organs at autopsy in chandigarh zone of north-west india

  • Author:
  • Dalbir Singh, Y.S. Bansal, M. Sreenivas, Avadh Naresh Pandey, Seema Tyagi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 97 to 99

Department of Forensic Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Abstract

Mean organ weights in 2025 subjects who died and autopsied at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh revealed that they in general were heavier than reported from other parts of India. Various organs continued to attain their maximum weight up to 40–50 years of age.

Keywords

Medico-legal deaths, organ weights, autopsy