Recent paramethoxyamphetamine deaths

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-172

  Felgate, Heather E ^a   Felgate, Peter D ^a   James, Ross A ^a   Sims, D Noel ^a   Vozzo, Dominic C ^a  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE SA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPYREXIA; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0031933270     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.2.169     Document Type: Article

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