Activation analyses of authenticated hairs of Napoleon Bonaparte confirm arsenic poisoning

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 378-382

  Weider, Ben ^a   Fournier, John Harry ^b,c  

^a International Napoleonic Society   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic poisoning; Napoleon Bonaparte

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; LAXATIVE;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FRANCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; FAMOUS PERSONS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING;

EID: 0033377787     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199912000-00013     Document Type: Article

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