Evaluating the role of physical and radiographic examinations in assessing bullet tract termination for gunshot victims

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 296-301

  Kennedy, Frank ^a,b   Sullivan, Jim ^a   Arellano, Debra ^a   Roulier, Rachelle ^a  

^a Northridge Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

^b SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISSILE WOUND; PALPATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TRUNK;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0034074422     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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