Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 464-468 , November 2009

Landmine associated injuries in children in Turkey

  • Muhammet Can, MD (Assistant Professor of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 505 2342574; fax: +90 432 2168352.
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  • Humeyra Yildirimcan, MD (Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey
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  • Onder Ozkalipci, MD (Forensic Medicine Specialist)

      Affiliations

    • International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), Copenhagen K, Denmark
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  • Mehmet Melek, MD (Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey
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  • Yesim Edirne, MD (Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey
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  • Umit Bicer, MD (Professor of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey
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  • Huseyin Bulent Uner, PhD (Professor of Forensic Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 2 April 2009 ,Accepted 1 July 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00114-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.07.017

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 8 , Pages 464-468 , November 2009

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