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A keyhole gunshot wound to the head: an autopsy case

Luigi Bonaccorso’Sapienza’ University of Rome – Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, Viale Regina Elena, 336 – 00161, Rome.
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Lorenzo Gitto’Sapienza’ University of Rome – Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, Viale Regina Elena, 336 – 00161, Rome.
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Aniello Maiese’Sapienza’ University of Rome – Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, Viale Regina Elena, 336 – 00161, Rome.
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Massimiliano Dell’aquila’Sapienza’ University of Rome – Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, Viale Regina Elena, 336 – 00161, Rome.
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Giorgio Bolino’Sapienza’ University of Rome – Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopedics Sciences, Viale Regina Elena, 336 – 00161, Rome.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 258-265 | Received 04 Jul 2013, Accepted 11 Jul 2013, Published online: 30 Jul 2013

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