Misleading results of ethanol analysis in urine specimens from rape victims suffering from diabetes

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 144-146

  Jones, A W ^a   Eklund, A ^a   Helander, A ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHOL; ALCOHOL; FLUORIDE SODIUM; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM FLUORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSURIA; GLYCOLYSIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MYCOSIS; RAPE; TUBE; URINALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 0033795589     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.2000.0432     Document Type: Article

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