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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XI.s Sniffing death - Death from inhalation of compound

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Last update : 15/08/2017
 
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Publications

Sudden death due to butane abuse - An overview.
Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2024 Apr;103;102662 2024 Apr
Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask.
Forensic science, medicine, and pathology 2020 Dec;16;732-734 2020 Dec
Death From Butane Inhalation Abuse in Teenagers: Two New Case Studies and Review of the Literature.
Journal of forensic sciences 2018 Jan;63;330-335 2018 Jan

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