Unexpected death due to chloramine toxicity in a woman with a brain tumor

Forensic Science International

Volumn 124, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 137-139

  Cohle, Stephen D ^a,c   Thompson, Wavelet ^a   Eisenga, Bernard H ^b   Cottingham, Sandra L ^a  

^a Pathology and Lab Medicine Forensics   (United States)

^b HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bleach; Chloramine; Oligodendroglioma; Toxic fumes

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BLEACHING AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; IRRITANT AGENT; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BATH; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; DEATH; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0035960925     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00592-8     Document Type: Article

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