Skin penetration assessment of less lethal kinetic energy munitions

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1426-1429

  Bir, Cynthia A ^a,b   Stewart, Shelby J ^a   Wilhelm, Marianne ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistics; Forensic science; Less lethal; Skin penetration

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; DENSITY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FORCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LEG; LETHALITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; SKIN PENETRATION; TECHNOLOGY; THORAX;

EID: 27844498728     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004551     Document Type: Article

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