Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 293-296 , July 2007

Self-inflicted gunshot wound mimicking assault: A rare variant of factitious disorder

  • Hadas Gips, MD (Forensic Pathologist)

      Affiliations

    • The National Center of Forensic Medicine, 67 Ben Zvi Road, Tel Aviv 61085, Israel1
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +972 3 5127858; fax: +972 3 6833813.
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  • Uziel Yannai, MA (Superintendent)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Identification and Forensic Science, Northern District, Israel
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  • Jehuda Hiss, MD (Chief Medical Examiner of Israel)

      Affiliations

    • The National Center of Forensic Medicine, 67 Ben Zvi Road, Tel Aviv 61085, Israel1

Received 28 May 2006 ,Accepted 18 July 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00182-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.07.010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 293-296 , July 2007

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