Characterization of the gunshot suicides

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 203-208

  Balci, Y ^a   Canogullari, G ^a   Ulupinar, E ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Firearms; Gunshot injury; Multiple entrance wounds; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER BIAS; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; LICENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; SOLDIER; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TURKEY; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34047272687     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.025     Document Type: Article

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