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... > contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > spontaneous combustion
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > spontaneous combustion
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > spontaneous combustion
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > spontaneous combustion

Preferred term

spontaneous combustion  

Definition(s)

  • Spontaneous combustion occurs when an object self-ignites. The cause may be chemical, as when lithium oxidizes explosively in water, or biological, as when a haystack catches fire due to heat generated from bacterial fermentation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Spontaneous Combustion]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XFPP25FM-4

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