The use of vitreous renal chemistries in the discrimination of postmortem fresh water drowning
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated drowning as the leading cause of unintentional death in the world, with 372,000 deaths reported annually. Not all drowning are unintentional; some could be disguised to cover up an act of heinous criminality. This study was aimed at using...
Main Authors: | Eni-yimini Solomon Agoro, Charles German Ikimi, Tommy Edidiong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-02-01
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Series: | Toxicology Research and Application |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2397847321997523 |
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