A case of fatal benzalkonium chloride poisoning

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 265-266

  Hitosugi, M ^a   Maruyama, K ^a   Takatsu, A ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Benzalkonium chloride; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; ESOPHAGUS BURN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE DEMENTIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031852513     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050166     Document Type: Article

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