Fatal aluminum phosphide poisoning

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 90-92

  Anger, Françoise ^a   Paysant, François ^a   Brousse, Florent ^b   Le Normand, Isabelle ^c   Develay, Patrick ^a   Gaillard, Yvan ^b   Baert, Alain ^c   Le Gueut, Marie Annick ^a   Pepin, Gilbert ^b   Anger, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Inst de Medecine Legale   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Expertises TOXLAB   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034092120     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/24.2.90     Document Type: Article

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