Serum biochemical markers in drowning: Diagnostic efficacy of Strontium and other trace elements

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Perez Carceles M D ^a   del Pozo, S ^b   Sibon A ^c   Noguera, J A ^b   Osuna, E ^a   Vizcaya, M A ^c   Luna, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drowning; Postmortem biochemistry; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATININE; FRESH WATER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; SEA WATER; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; TROPONIN T; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD LEVEL; CADAVER; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STRONTIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TIME; TROPONIN T BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84855189745     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.047     Document Type: Article

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