A review of nail gun suicides and an atypical case report

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 409-413

  Shakir, Abdulrezzak ^a   Koehler, Steven A ^a   Wecht, Cyril H ^a  

^a Allegheny County Coroner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical case; Forensic science; Nail gun; Ring of bone; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE DEFECT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; EQUIPMENT; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NAIL GUN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0037344711     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002281     Document Type: Article

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