Six cases of sudden death after snorting heroin are analyzed: Low tolerance in periodic abuse a danger both in snorting and injecting;Sex fall av plötslig död efter sniffning av heroin analyserade: Minskad tolerans vid periodiskt missbruk farlig både vid sniffning och injicering

Lakartidningen

Volumn 97, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 1834-1835

  Rajs, Jovan ^a   Fugelstad, Anna ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034639821     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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