Cetacean café coronary

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-88

  Byard, Roger W ^a   Gilbert, John D ^a   Gibbs, Susan E ^b   Kemper, Catherine M ^b  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accidental asphyxia; Caf coronary; Dolphin

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; CARCASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CETACEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOLPHIN; ESTUARY; FEEDING; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MAMMAL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SUDDEN DEATH; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0037805662     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(03)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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