Traffic fatality related to the use of methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1082-1084

  Crifasi, Joseph ^a   Long, Christopher ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

forensic science; forensic toxicology; m ethylenedioxyam phetamine; MDA; MDMA; methylenedioxymethamphetamine; toxicology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029913524     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14056j     Document Type: Article

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