The relationship between rice tablet consumption and pathological signs leading to death: a study in Tehran

Abstract

Materials and Methods: In this study, 67 files of autopsy description, forensic pathology results and forensic toxicology were studied as nominal qualitative variables in terms of each type of histological changes in the liver, heart, lungs, brain, cerebellum and other organs. Also, forensic toxicology results in terms of positive (positive phosphine) or negative silver nitrate test were studied. The achieved data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17 software.