Study of poisoning trends in north India - A perspective in relation to world statistics

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-18

  Singh, Satinder P ^a   Aggarwal, Akash D ^a   Oberoi, Surinder S ^a   Aggarwal, Krishan K ^a   Thind, Abhininder S ^a   Bhullar, Diwan S ^a   Walia, Didar S ^a   Chahal, Preetinder S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Deaths; Incidence; Poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; RURAL AREA; SEASON; SEX; STATISTICS; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHINES; POISONING; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870879338     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.034     Document Type: Article

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