Case study: Fatal poisoning by malathion

Forensic Science International

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-98

  Thompson, T S ^a   Treble, R G ^a   Magliocco, A ^b   Roettger, J R ^a   Eichhorst, J C ^a  

^a Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood; Gastric contents; GC MS; Liver; Malathion; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

MALATHION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FATALITY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CONTENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032551637     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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