Acute Arsenic Poisoning: Clinical, Toxicological, Histopathological, and Forensic Features

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Tournel, Gilles ^a   Houssaye, Cédric ^a   Humbert, Luc ^b   Dhorne, Christine ^b   Gnemmi, Viviane ^b   Bécart Robert, Anne ^a   Nisse, Patrick ^b   Hédouin, Valéry ^a   Gosset, Didier ^a   Lhermitte, Michel ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Autopsy; Forensic science; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Injection; Intoxication; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650747518     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01581.x     Document Type: Article

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