Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 529-532 , November 2008

Vertebral arterial injury due to fatal dog bites

  • Toru Oshima, MD PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 96 373 5124; fax: +81 96 373 5123.
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  • Sohtaro Mimasaka, MD PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Zaifu-cho 5, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan
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  • Kosei Yonemitsu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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  • Katsumi Kita, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Kita Dental Clinic, 2-20-28 Egoe, Kumamoto 860-0834, Japan
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  • Shigeyuki Tsunenari, MD PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan

Received 22 August 2007 ,Revised 1 February 2008 ,Accepted 10 April 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00072-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.04.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 8 , Pages 529-532 , November 2008

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