An autopsy case of fuel gas abuse

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-196

  Tanaka, Naoko ^a   Kinoshita, Hiroshi ^a   Jamal, Mostofa ^a   Kumihashi, Mitsuru ^a   Tsutsui, Kunihiko ^a   Ameno, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abuse; Butane; Fuel gas; Inhalation; Volatile substance

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; FUEL; ISOBUTANE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; GAS POISONING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84870341170     PISSN: 12218618     EISSN: 18448585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4323/rjlm.2012.195     Document Type: Article

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