A fatal case of oleandrin poisoning

Forensic Science International

Volumn 179, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages

  Wasfi, Ibrahim A ^a   Zorob, Omar ^a   Al katheeri, Nawal A ^a   Al Awadhi, Anwar M ^a  

^a Forensic Science Laboratory Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

LC MS MS; Oleandrin

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDE; OLEANDRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEART ARREST; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OLEANDRIN POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 47749126909     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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