Analysis of experimental cranial skin wounding from screwdriver trauma

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-187

  Kieser, Jules ^a   Bernal, Valeria ^b   Gonzalez, Paula ^b   Birch, Wendy ^c   Turmaine, Mark ^c   Ichim, Ionut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sharp force injury; Skin trauma; Wounding

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FOREHEAD; GEOMETRY; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SKIN INJURY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 42149114469     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0187-1     Document Type: Article

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