Fatal impalement injury of the head due to a curtain rail

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 380-382

  Lauterbach, A ^a   Hausmann, R ^a   Betz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Impalement; Penetrating injury; Skull

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; FRONTAL LOBE; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 33750329981     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0097-7     Document Type: Article

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