Suicide with unusual firearms and shooting devices. Case study and literature review;Suizide durch ungewöhnliche schusswaffen und schussapparate: Falldarstellungen und literaturüberblick

Rechtsmedizin

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 262-269

  Hartwig, S ^a   Tsokos, M ^a   Herre, S ^a   Oesterhelweg, L ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Manipulated blank firearms; Muzzle loader; Self constructed shooting devices; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FIREARM; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 77956904528     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-010-0689-x     Document Type: Review

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