Hydrogen sulfide toxicity in a thermal spring: A fatal outcome

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-756

  Daldal, Hale ^a   Beder, Bayram ^a   Serin, Simay ^a   Sungurtekin, Hulya ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Hydrogen sulfide; Inhalation exposure

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; SPA TREATMENT; THERMAL SPRING; CHEMISTRY;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HOT SPRINGS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE;

EID: 77957010271     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.508044     Document Type: Article

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