Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics and Forensic TechniquesAimed at police medical officers and forensic pathologists, this book provides critical information in the classification of gunshot wounds caused by handguns, misfire and centrefire weapons, rifles and shotguns, as well as some less common weaponry. |
Contents
The Forensic Aspects of Ballistics | 25 |
Wound Ballistics | 41 |
An Introduction to the Classification | 56 |
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Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic ... Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D. No preview available - 1998 |
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