Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine

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  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue: 2

Medicolegal study of rigor mortis to estimate postmortem interval

  • Author:
  • J.S. Dalal, H.R. Tejpal, Ashok Chanana, Navpreet Kaur
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 49 to 51

Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Amritsar.

Abstract

Rigor Mortis is an important indicator of post-mortem interval. Though it is a reliable tool of estimating postmortem interval, it is influenced by many endogenous and exogenous factors. Temperature and humidity are very important factors, their relation with rigor mortis is Observed In The Present Study.

Keywords

Rigor mortis, Post mortem interval