Death due to a methane gas explosion in a tunnel on urban reclaimed land

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-139

  Nagao, Masataka ^a   Takatori, Takehiko ^a   Oono, Tsuneaki ^a   Iwase, Hirotaro ^a   Iwadate, Kimiharu ^a   Yamada, Yoshihiro ^a   Nakajima, Makoto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

carbon monoxide; cause of death; gas explosion; methane; pathology

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; METHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COAL MINING; DROWNING; HUMAN; MALE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CAUSE OF DEATH; EXPLOSIONS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030947141     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199706000-00005     Document Type: Article

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