Shooting through clothing in firearm suicides

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 652-654

  Hejna, Petr ^a   Šafr, Miroslav ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Autopsy feature; Clothing; Forensic science; Gunshot wound; Homicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SUICIDE; THORAX INJURY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CLOTHING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77951104746     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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