Non-accidental carbon monoxide poisoning from burning charcoal in attempted combined homicide-suicide

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 465-468

  Lee, A C W ^a   Ou, Y ^a   Lam, S Y ^a   So, K T ^a   Kam, C W ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide poisoning; Child abuse; Homicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; OXYGEN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BURN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036403829     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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