Cocaine and sudden 'natural' death

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 11-19

  Mittleman, R E ^a   Wetli, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG THERAPY; FATALITY; HEART; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NATURAL DEATH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; THERAPY;

EID: 0023137511     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs12322j     Document Type: Article

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