Fatal accidental ingestion of carbon tetrachloride: A postmortem distribution study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 166-168

  Tombolini, Antonio ^a,b   Cingolani, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Regionale Torrette   (Italy)

Author keywords

accidental death; carbon tetrachloride poisoning oral ingestion distribution; fatality; forensic pathology; forensic science; forensic toxicology; pathology; toxicology

Indexed keywords

CARBON TETRACHLORIDE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INGESTION; KIDNEY INJURY; LETHALITY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0030045986     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs13918j     Document Type: Article

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