Forensic and clinical carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings in Turkey: A detailed analysis

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-101

  Karapirli, Mustafa ^a   Kandemir, Eyup ^b   Akyol, Sumeyya ^c   Kantarci, Muhammed Nabi ^b   Kaya, Mehmet ^c   Akyol, Omer ^a,d  

^a Ankara Branch of Council of Forensic Medicine   (Turkey)

^b Council of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^c FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

^d HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Clinical; Forensic; Poisoning; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTUMN; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; SEASON; SPRING; SUICIDE; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WINTER;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; TURKEY;

EID: 84873057498     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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