Small fragment wounds: Biophysics and pathophysiology

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Bowyer, G W ^a   Cooper, G J ^a,b   Rice, P ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CBDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ballistics; Fragments; Surgery; War wounds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BALLISTICS; BIOPHYSICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GUNSHOT INJURY; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY; SWINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0029969465     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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