Delayed asphyxia due to inhalation injury

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-292

  Fracasso, Tony ^a,b   Schmeling, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Forensic histopathology; Inhalation injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG BURN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ASPHYXIA; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 79955905684     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0458-0     Document Type: Article

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