Car crash after massive ingestion of digoxin and midazolam

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 205-207

  Augsburger, M ^a   Giroud, C ^a   Rivier, L ^a   Tracqui, A ^b   Mangin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Car crash; Digoxin; Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID); Midazolam

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOPSY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGOXIN; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031860167     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050152     Document Type: Article

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