Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 400-402 , October 2009

Destabilization and intracranial fragmentation of a full metal jacket bullet

  • A. Farrugia, MD (Medical Examiner)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 390 243363; fax: +33 390 243362.
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  • J.S. Raul, MD PhD (Assistant Professor)
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  • A. Geraut, MD (Medical Examiner)
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  • M.C. Tortel, MD (Anatomopathologist)
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  • B. Ludes, MD PhD (Director, Professor)

Received 8 February 2008 ,Accepted 15 January 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00014-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.01.012

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 400-402 , October 2009

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