A case of suicide by ingestion of caffeine

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 448-451

  Bonsignore, Alessandro ^a,b   Sblano, Sara ^a   Pozzi, Fulvia ^c   Ventura, Francesco ^b   Dell'Erba, Alessandro ^a   Palmiere, Cristian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Fatal intoxication; GC MS; Postmortem biochemistry; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAFFEINE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; POISONING; SUICIDE;

EID: 84905711209     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9571-6     Document Type: Article

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