Fatal Accidental Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning: A Domestic Case

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Sastre, Caroline ^a   Baillif Couniou, Valérie ^a   Kintz, Pascal ^b   Cirimele, Vincent ^c   Bartoli, Christophe ^a   Christia Lotter, Marie Amandine ^a   Piercecchi Marti, Marie Dominique ^a   Leonetti, Georges ^a   Pelissier Alicot, Anne Laure ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b X Pertise Consulting   (France)

^c Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

Author keywords

Domestic poisoning; Forensic science; HS GC MS; Hydrogen sulfide; Lung sample

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; WASTE WATER;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INFANT; LUNG; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84872301722     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12015     Document Type: Article

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