Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries

Forensic Science International

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-69

  Steentoft, A ^a   Teige, B ^b   Ceder, G ^c   Vuori, E ^d   Kristinsson, J ^e   Simonsen, K W ^f,g   Holmgren, P ^c   Wethe, G ^h   Kaa, E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC GENETICS AND FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h National Institute of Forensic Toxicology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drug addict deaths; Fatal poisonings; General screening; Geographical distribution; Nordic countries

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0035891450     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00524-2     Document Type: Article

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