Suicide attempt by ingestion of potassium ferricyanide

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 471-473

  Hantson, Philippe ^a   N'Geye, Papa ^b   Laforge, Marie ^b   Clemessy, Jean Luc ^b   Baud, Frédéric ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; FERRICYANIDE; METHEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CYANIDES; FEMALE; FERRICYANIDES; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0029705327     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563659609013821     Document Type: Letter

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