An Accurate Method for the Determination of Carboxyhemoglobin in Postmortem Blood Using GC-TCD

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-62

  Lewis, Russell J ^a   Johnson, Robert D ^a   Canfield, Dennis V ^a  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBIN; REDUCING AGENT; SODIUM DITHIONITE;

ACCURACY; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARBON MONOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642458203     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.1.59     Document Type: Article

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