Accidental low velocity atypical missile injury to the head

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 334-336

  Chattopadhyay, Saurabh ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Accident; Atypical missile; Depressed fracture; Low velocity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; MISSILE WOUND; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ACCELERATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; DURA MATER; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; INJURY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATHOLOGY; SKULL FRACTURE; TEMPORAL BONE;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS; BIOPHYSICS; CHILD; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; SKULL FRACTURES; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 65249113885     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181847de7     Document Type: Article

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