Toxicoepidemiology of fatal poisonings in Southern India

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 344-347

  Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Mohan Kumar, T S ^b   Bakkannavar, Shankar M ^c   Bukelo, Mario Joseph ^a   Sharma, Priya S ^c   Rasquinha, Jitesh Marian ^a   Suresh Kumar Shetty, B ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b St Mathews University School of Medicine   (Cayman Islands)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Accident; Manner of death; Medicolegal autopsies; Poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF POISONING;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POISONING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956647728     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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