Cardiac injuries caused by blunt trauma: An autopsy based assessment of the injury pattern

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-84

  Turan, Arzu Akcay ^a   Karayel, Ferah Anik ^a   Akyildiz, Elif ^b   Pakis, Isil ^a   Uzun, Ibrahim ^a   Gurpinar, Kagan ^a   Atilmis, Umit ^a   Kir, Ziya ^c  

^a Ministry of Justice ^*  (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Blunt trauma; Cardiac injury; Cardiac rupture; Forensic science; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; EXPLOSION; FALLING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249118421     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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