Injuries from hand grenades in civilian settings

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 372-375

  Karger, B ^a   Zweihoff, R F ^b   DuChesne, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Institute of Legal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ballistics; Detonation; Hand grenade; Homicide; Multiple missiles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BLAST INJURY; BURN; CASE REPORT; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOPSY; BLAST INJURIES; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032703126     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050016     Document Type: Article

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