Toxicological analysis of 17 autopsy cases of hydrogen sulfide poisoning resulting from the inhalation of intentionally generated hydrogen sulfide gas

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 91-95

  Maebashi, Kyoko ^a   Iwadate, Kimiharu ^a   Sakai, Kentaro ^a   Takatsu, Akihiro ^b   Fukui, Kenji ^a   Aoyagi, Miwako ^a   Ochiai, Eriko ^a   Nagai, Tomonori ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Jikeikai   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Forensic toxicology; Gas chromatograph mass spectrometer; Hydrogen sulfide; Suicide; Thiosulfate

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS POISONING; HUMAN; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIC INHALATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79953045904     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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