The ability to act - Multiple suicidal gunshot wounds

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Hejna, Petr ^a   Šafr, Miroslav ^a   Zátopková, Lenka ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ability to act; Forensic science; Gunshot wounds; Incapacitation; Multiple gunshot suicides; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; COURT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SUICIDE; THORAX INJURY; VICTIM;

EID: 82955162727     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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