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A unique case of electric circular saw suicide with injuries to
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A unique case of electric circular saw suicide with injuries to the chest and abdomen

By: Paul Bedford  
Open Access
|Dec 2012

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Language: English
Page range: 152 - 154
Published on: Dec 30, 2012
Published by: Sciendo
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© 2012 Paul Bedford, published by Sciendo
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Volume 18 (2012): Issue 2 (December 2012)