Identification of traumatic injury in burned cranial bone: An experimental approach

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-440

  Pope, Elayne J ^a   Smith, O'Brian C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic injury; Blunt force trauma; Burned bone; Cremation; Criminalistics; Exploded skull; Forensic anthropology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Perimortem trauma; Sharp force trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 2442659131     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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