An assessment of human performance in stabbing

Forensic Science International

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 79-89

  Horsfall, I ^a   Prosser, P D ^a   Watson, C H ^a   Champion, S M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body armour; Impact; Knife; Stabbing

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN PENETRATION; STAB WOUND; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033032779     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00055-9     Document Type: Article

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