Fatal poisonings in the Aegean region of Turkey

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-108

  Duman, Elif ^a   Akgür, Serap A ^a   Öztürk, Pembe ^a   Sen, Fatih ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cncl Forensic Med Morgue Spec O ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIAC AGENT; COPPER; CYANIDE; INSECTICIDE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; METHANOL; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PHOSPHATE; STRYCHNINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SUICIDE; TURKEY;

STRYCHNOS TOXIFERA;

EID: 0037347774     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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