Body packer: Cocaine intoxication, causing death, masked by concomitant administration of major tranquilizers

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 555-558

  Klein, C ^a,b   Balash, Y ^a   Pollak, L ^a   Hiss, J ^a   Rabey, M J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body packers; Cocaine intoxication; Major tranquilizers

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; ILLICIT DRUG; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCA; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY; MASKING; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034438794     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.t01-1-00103.x     Document Type: Article

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