Discrimination of falls and blows in blunt head trauma: Systematic study of the hat brim line rule in relation to skull fractures

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 716-719

  Kremer, Célia ^a   Racette, Stéphanie ^a   Dionne, Charles Antoine ^a   Sauvageau, Anny ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Medecine Legale   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blunt head trauma; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Hat brim line; Skull fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL FRACTURE; VALIDITY; WOUND;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 43449094062     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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