Elucidation of a strange gunshot injury

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-93

  Grosse Perdekamp M ^a   Pollak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accidental firearm injury; Clinical forensic examination; Close range shot; Gunshot wound; Self inflicted firearm injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLEEDING; BULLET; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; CLOTHING; FEEDING; FIREARM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; THIGH; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 15244343612     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0502-z     Document Type: Article

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