Suicide by carbon monoxide from car exhaust-gas in Denmark 1995-1999

Forensic Science International

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-46

  Thomsen, Asser H ^a   Gregersen, Markil ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Car exhaust gas; Carbon monoxide poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; FOREST; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDE; VICTIM; WRITING;

EID: 33746276757     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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