Laryngeal Choking on Food and Acute Ethanol Intoxication in Adults-An Autopsy Study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-131

  Nikolič, Slobodan ^a   Živkovič, Vladimir ^a   Dragan, Babic ^a   Jukovič, Fehim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acute ethanol intoxication; Asphyxia; Bolus death; Choking on food; Forensic pathology; Forensic science

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DENTITION; FEMALE; FOOD; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEALTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ASPHYXIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DENTITION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOOD; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78650751427     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01510.x     Document Type: Article

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