Crossbow homicides

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 332-336

  Karger, B ^a   Bratzke, H ^b   Grass H ^c   Lasczkowski, G ^d   Lessig, R ^e   Monticelli, F ^f   Wiese, J ^g   Zweihoff, R F ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g State Inst for Leg and Social Med   (Germany)

^h Institute of Legal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrowhead; Crossbow; Homicide; Injury pattern

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 11144312507     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0474-z     Document Type: Article

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