Intracranial stab injuries: Case report and case study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-127

  Bauer, Martin ^a   Patzelt, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Computed tomography; Slot fracture; Stab wound; Superimposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BONE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNIFE CUT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; THICKNESS; TRUNK; WEAPON;

EID: 0037179917     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00271-2     Document Type: Article

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