Epidemiological, forensic, clinical, and imaging characteristics of head injuries acquired in the suicide attempt with captive bolt gun

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1271-1277

  Gnjidić, Zivko ^a   Kubat, M ^b   Malenica, M ^b   Sajko, T ^a   Radic I ^a   Rumboldt, Z ^a  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Captive bolt gun; Penetrating head injury; Slaughterer's gun; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FIREARM; FOREIGN BODY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SKIN; SUICIDE; WOUND; WOUND CARE;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWINE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0036460075     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-002-1018-2     Document Type: Article

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