Homicide by paraquat poisoning

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 266-269

  Daisley, H ^a   Simmons, V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PARAQUAT; POISONING;

EID: 0033159329     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900314     Document Type: Article

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