Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 115-120 , April 2009

Brain trauma in head injuries presenting with and without concurrent skull fractures

  • Henry J. Carson, MD (Staff Pathologist)

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Received 1 April 2008 ,Revised 21 July 2008 ,Accepted 16 August 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00164-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.013

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 115-120 , April 2009

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