Terminal ballistics of the Russian AK 74 assault rifle: Two wounded patients and experimental findings

Military Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1065-1068

  Korac Z ^a   Kelenc, D ^a   Mikulic D ^a   Vukovic D ^a   Hancevic J ^a  

^a KARLOVAC GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CASE REPORT; CROATIA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0035664361     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/166.12.1065     Document Type: Article

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