Postmortem blood free and total morphine concentrations in medical examiner cases

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1138-1142

  Burt, M J ^a,b   Kloss, J ^a,b   Apple, F S ^c  

^a Clinical Labs   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Free morphine; Heroin; Morphine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORONER; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035176887     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15112j     Document Type: Article

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