Distribution of cyanide in heart blood, peripheral blood and gastric contents in 21 cyanide related fatalities

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Rhee, Jongsook ^a   Jung, Jinmi ^a   Yeom, Hyesun ^a   Lee, Hansun ^a   Lee, Sangki ^a   Park, Yoosin ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyanide; Intoxication; Postmortem; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANIDE POISONING; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; LD 50; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STOMACH CONTENT; TIME OF DEATH;

EID: 79959558731     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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