Suicidal yew ingestion

Forensic Science International Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-21

  Roll, P ^a   Beham Schmid, Ch ^a   Beham, A ^a   Kollroser, M ^a   Reichenpfader, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Intoxication; Plant anatomy; Suicide; Yew leaves

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PLANT INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 71549171096     PISSN: 18751741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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