Sample pre-treatment for CO-oximetric determination of carboxyhaemoglobin in putrefied blood and cavity fluid

Forensic Science International

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 162-166

  Lee, Chau Wing ^a   Yim, Lai Kam ^a   Chan, David T W ^a   Tam, Jimmy C N ^a  

^a The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burning charcoal; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Carboxyhaemoglobin; Centrifugal evaporation; CO oximetry

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EVAPORATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OXIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037129063     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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