An uncommon case of a suicide with inhalation of hydrogen cyanide

Forensic Science International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Musshoff, F ^a   Kirschbaum, K M ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camping stove; Heating; Inhalation of hydrogen cyanide; Potassium ferrocyanide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION SEEKING; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUCOSAL BLEEDING; OXIDATION KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT CONGESTION;

EID: 78650870736     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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