Death by Volcanic Laze

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-103

  Heggie, Travis W ^a   Heggie, Tracey M ^a   Heggie, Tanner J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACID RAIN; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INHALATION; LACERATION; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; PLUME; VOLCANO;

EID: 63649091023     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-LE-236.1     Document Type: Letter

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