Cutaneous current marks due to a stun gun injury

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 640-642

  Anders, Sven ^a   Junge, M ^a   Schulz, F ^a   Puschel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current mark; Electrocution; Forensic histopathology; Forensic science; Stun gun; Taser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCUTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGIC SKIN REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABRASION; THORAX;

EID: 0038034463     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2002008     Document Type: Article

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