Thermally induced entrance wound-like defect of the skull

Forensic Science International

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 159-161

  Hausmann, R ^a   Betz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cremated human corpse; Heat induced artefact; Thermal fractures of the skull

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAT; HUMAN; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL DEFECT; SKULL FRACTURE;

EID: 0037190159     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00192-5     Document Type: Article

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