Death by Potassium Chloride Intravenous Injection: Evaluation of Analytical Detectability

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 273-275

  Bertol, Elisabetta ^a   Politi, Lucia ^a   Mari, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Intravenous injection; Potassium blood concentration; Potassium chloride; Suicide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SUICIDE;

EID: 84855354651     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01907.x     Document Type: Article

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