Fatal firearm injuries in autopsy cases at central Bangkok, Thailand: A 10-year retrospective study

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue , 2014, Pages 5-10

  Myint, Sithu ^a   Rerkamnuaychoke, Budsaba ^b   Peonim, Vichan ^b   Riengrojpitak, Suda ^a   Worasuwannarak, Wisarn ^b  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fatal firearm injury; Forensic medicine; Gunshot wound; Homicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CRIME; FACE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT; OFFENDER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND; THORAX; URINALYSIS; VICTIM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FIREARM; FORENSIC MEDICINE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THAILAND; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907903214     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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