Psychological autopsy and necropsy of an unusual case of suicide by intravenous toluene
Toluene (methylbenzene; volatile hydrocarbon) is an industrial solvent that causes major injury to the lungs; the organ being the first capillary bed encountered. We report an unusual case of suicide by a 24-year-old male, paramedical professional, with fatal outcome within 16 h of intentional, intr...
Main Authors: | Ranganath R Kulkarni, R G Hemanth Kumar, Pratibha R Kulkarni, Raghavendra B Kotabagi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=2;spage=233;epage=235;aulast=Kulkarni |
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