Rapid communication: Postmortem distribution of organophosphate insecticides in human autopsy tissues following suicide

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2187-2191

  Akgür, Serap A ^a   Öztürk, Pembe ^a   Yemişcigil, Ali ^a   Ege, Beyhan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DICHLORVOS; DIMEFOX; DIMPYLATE; FENTHION; MALATHION; METHAMIDOPHOS; NITROGEN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARATHION METHYL; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0345528018     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713853998     Document Type: Article

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