Fatal case of dichloromethane poisoning

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 380-383

  Goullé, Jean Pierre ^a   Lacroix, Christian ^a   Vaz, Emmanuelle ^b   Rouvier, Philippe ^b   Proust, Bernard ^b  

^a LE HAVRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032845966     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/23.5.380     Document Type: Article

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