Pathology of deaths associated with "ecstasy" and "eve" misuse

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-153

  Milroy, C M ^a   Clark, J C ^a   Forrest, A R W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Eve; Postmortem pathology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHERMIA; LIVER NECROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ADULT; BRAIN; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030040183     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.2.149     Document Type: Article

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