Death during deliberate propane inhalation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Tsoukali, H ^a   Dimitriou, A ^a   Vassiliades, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Abuse; Headspace gas chromatography; Propane inhalation

Indexed keywords

PROPANE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETHALITY; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0032557185     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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