Huffing air conditioner fluid: A cool way to die?

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-67

  Phatak, Darshan R ^a   Walterscheid, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Harris County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; air conditioner; difluorochloromethane; huffing; inhalant

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INHALANT ABUSE; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY EDEMA;

EID: 84857922357     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181dd5b5e     Document Type: Article

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