Two traffic fatalities related to the use of difluoroethane

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1186-1187

  Broussard, Larry A ^a   Brustowicz, Ted ^b   Pittman, Tom ^b   Atkins, Kathyryn D ^c   Presley, Lance ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Tammany Parish Schools   (United States)

^c TF Puckett Laboratory   (United States)

^d LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Difluoroethane; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Freon; Headspace gas chromatography; Volatile substance abuse

Indexed keywords

FREON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030662213     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14284j     Document Type: Article

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