Suicide, accident? The importance of the scene investigation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 147, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Ermenc, B ^a   Prijon, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Health Centre Slovenske Konjice   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Accident?; Firearm; Suicide

Indexed keywords

GUNPOWDER;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; CRIME; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; JUGULAR VEIN; KITCHEN; MOTHER; NECK; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 13444293131     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.09.090     Document Type: Article

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