Characteristics of fire victims in different sorts of fires

Forensic Science International

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 93-99

  Rogde, Sidsel ^a,b   Olving, Johan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accelerant; Carbon monoxide saturation; Respiratory soot; Smouldering fire

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DEATH; FEMALE; FIRE; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOOT; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

EID: 0030067133     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01844-1     Document Type: Article

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