Suicide through doxylamine poisoning

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 138-140

  Bockholdt, Britta ^a   Klug, E ^a   Schneider, V ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Doxylamin; Doxylamine; Doxylamine overdose; Doxylamin berdosierung; Intoxication; Vergiftungen

Indexed keywords

DOXYLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SUICIDE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035370162     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00393-5     Document Type: Article

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