Epidemiology of insecticide poisoining at A.I.I.M.S emergency services and role of its detection by gas liquid chromatography in diagnosis

Medico-Legal Update

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-60

  Das, Ranjit Kumar ^a  

^a Deptt of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology   (India)

Author keywords

Detection of poison; Epidemiology; Gas liquid chromatography; Insecticide poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34250367105     PISSN: 0971720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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