Suicide by non-pharmaceutical poisons in San Diego County

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 171-175

  Cantrell, Lee ^a   Lucas, Jonathan ^b  

^a California Poison Control System San Diego Division   (United States)

^b San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal; Inhalation; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HELIUM; POISON; TOXIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF POISONING; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALIFORNIA; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896876713     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.888734     Document Type: Article

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