Perimortem or postmortem bone fractures? An experimental study of fracture patterns in deer femora

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-72

  Wheatley, Bruce P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone fracture patterns; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Perimortem trauma; Postmortem trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEER; FEMUR FRACTURE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DEER; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; MODELS, ANIMAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049126978     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00593.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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