Analytical investigations in a death case by suffocation in an argon atmosphere

Forensic Science International

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 169-175

  Auwarter V ^a   Pragst, F ^a   Strauch, H ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon; Asphyxiation; Headspace GC MS; Post mortem

Indexed keywords

ARGON;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DILUTION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; LARYNX; LIVER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH;

EID: 3042706071     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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