Suicide by a power drill

Forensic Science International

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-193

  Hausmann, R ^a   Betz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest injury; Power drill; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SUICIDE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 0037048631     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00273-6     Document Type: Article

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