Tissue distribution of Ketamine in a mixed drug fatality

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1183-1185

  Moore, Karla A ^a,b   Kilbane, Edward M ^a   Jones, Robert ^a   Kunsman, Gary W ^c   Levine, Barry ^a   Smith, Michael ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b AFIP Annex   (United States)

^c Bldg 102 ^*

Author keywords

Forensic science; Ketamine; Mixed chug fatalities; Nalbuphine

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; NALBUPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030666705     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14283j     Document Type: Article

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