Cocaine metabolism in hyperthermic patients with excited delirium

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-76

  Blaho, K ^a   Winbery, S ^a   Park, L ^a   Logan, B ^b   Karch, S B ^c   Barker, L A ^d  

^a UT Medical Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALKYLATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORTALITY; PHARMACOKINETICS;

EID: 0033865043     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.1999.0344     Document Type: Article

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