Scale effects in ballistic wounding

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1988, Pages S29-S32

  Janzon, Bo ^a,b   Schantz, Birger ^a,b   Seeman, Torsten ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BALLISTICS; GUINEA PIG; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MISSILE WOUND; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE;

ANIMAL; DEBRIDEMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; FIREARMS; HINDLIMB; MUSCLES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0023850888     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198801001-00008     Document Type: Article

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