Antemortem trauma from rodent activity: The Popiel phenomenon

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-272

  Koszyca, Barbara ^a   Gilbert, John D ^a   Byard, Roger W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal depredation; Antemortem injury; Forensic pathology; Popiel

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947255058     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:2:4:269     Document Type: Article

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