Patterns of stab wounds:​ a six year study

Rouse, D. A.

Affiliations

¹London Medico-Legal Centre, The Innovation Centre, 225 Marsh Wall, London E14 9FW

Abstract

A series of 156 consecutive deaths from stabbing were analysed for age and sex of victim, number and size of wounds, the incidence and pattern of defence wounds, the association with other injuries and the pattern of self-inflicted wounds.

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DOI: 10.1177/002580249403400110

PubMed: 8159075

WoS: A1994MR21000009

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