Fatal ephedrine intoxication

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 157-159

  Backer, Ronald ^a   Tautman, Donna ^a   Lowry, Sybil ^a   Harvey, Charles M ^b   Poklis, Alphonse ^c  

^a Harrison Laboratories   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Morgue   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ephedrine; fatality; forensic science; forensic toxicology; overdose; poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; EPHEDRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING;

EID: 0031021096     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14089j     Document Type: Article

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