Self-defense injuries in homicidal deaths

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 213-215

  Mohanty, Manoj Kumar ^a   Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar ^b   Mohanty, Sachidananda ^c   Dash, Jyotin Kumar ^c   Dash, Shreemanta Kumar ^d  

^a Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation   (India)

^b HINDU RAO HOSPITAL   (India)

^c MKCG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Alluri Sitaramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Assailant; Defense wound; Head and neck injuries; Homicide; Weapon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SELF DEFENSE; SEX RATIO; VICTIM; WEAPON;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HARM REDUCTION; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147109295     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.031     Document Type: Article

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