Unintentional firearm hunting deaths in Sweden

Forensic Science International

Volumn 216, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 12-18

  Junuzovic, Mensura ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Firearm; Hunting; Unintentional deaths

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERROR; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84857506131     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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