Gunshot wounds to the skull: Comparison of entries and exits

Forensic Science International

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 141-146

  Quatrehomme, Gérald ^a   I̊şcan, M Yaşar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Entrance holes; Exit holes; Forensic anthropology; Gunshot wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLET; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032496717     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00056-5     Document Type: Article

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