Fatal overdose of clozapine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 119-125

  Keller, Thomas ^a   Miki, Akihiro ^b   Binda, Sabina ^a   Dirnhofer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Chuo ward   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clozapine; GC NPD; Leponex ; N desmethylclozapine; Overdose; Poison; Suicide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CLOZAPINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CASE REPORT; DRUG ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030895379     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)02127-0     Document Type: Article

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