Camphor ingestion for abortion (case report)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 137-140

  Rabl, Walter ^a   Katzgraber, Franz ^a   Steinlechner, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abortion; Camphor ingestion; Intoxication; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; GLUCURONIC ACID; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INTOXICATION; LD 50; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING; WINE;

EID: 0030857619     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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