UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS

CONSEJO DE POSTGRADO
“DR. RODRIGO F. YÉPEZ MIÑO”
POSTGRADO DE MEDICINA FORENSE

Tanatoquimia forense: Aplicación en determinación de causa y data de muerte

Autor:
Md. Estefanía Carolina Bonifaz Castillo
Tutor Científico:
Dr. Edgar Alberto Ramos Pilco
Introducción
Objetivo
Materiales y
métodos

• Métodos y estrategia de búsqueda

• Criterios de elección
Resultados
Resultados
Resultados
Discusión

Complementaria

Controversial
Tiempo

Factores externos
Valores referencia
Conclusiones
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