Self-inflicted gunshot wound mimicking assault: A rare variant of factitious disorder

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 293-296

  Gips, Hadas ^a   Yannai, Uziel ^b   Hiss, Jehuda ^a  

^a National Center of Forensic Medicine   (Israel)

^b Div Identification Forensic Sci   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accidental suicide; Crime scene staging; Factitious disorder; Gunshot wound; Malingering

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AUTOPSY; BALLISTICS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; POLICE;

ACCIDENTS; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34249892848     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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