Toxicological analysis after asphyxial suicide with helium and a plastic bag

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 139-141

  Auwaerter, V ^a   Perdekamp, M Grosse ^a   Kempf, J ^a   Schmidt, U ^a   Weinmann, W ^a   Pollak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asphyxiation; Headspace GC MS; Helium; Post mortem analysis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HELIUM; NITROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 34447640325     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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