Blunt head trauma or extensive tension pneumothorax?

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-75

  Buschmann, C ^a   Hunsaker III, J C ^b   Correns, A ^a   Tsokos, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; RIB FRACTURE; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POSTURE; RIB FRACTURES; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 84856234708     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-011-9226-9     Document Type: Article

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