A fatal case of pure ethanol ingestion

Forensic Science International

Volumn 149, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 243-247

  Hieda, Yoko ^a   Takeshita, Haruo ^a   Fujihara, Junko ^a   Takayama, Koji ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Concentration; Disinfectant; Distribution; Fatal case

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 14644387537     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.011     Document Type: Article

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