Firearm-related deaths in Brescia (Northern Italy) between 1994 and 2006: A retrospective study

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 325-331

  Verzeletti, Andrea ^a   Astorri, Paolo ^a   De Ferrari, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accidental death; Firearm related deaths; Homicide; Northern Italy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; DEATH; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE; THORAX INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 67649343181     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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