Shotgun wound ballistics

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 624-631

  Ordog, Gary J ^a   Wasserberger, Jonathan ^a   Balasubramaniam, Subramaniam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; GUNSHOT INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

FIREARMS; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0023935572     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198805000-00011     Document Type: Article

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