Caveat Emptor: Death involving the use of 4-methoxyamphetamine

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 160-

  Galloway, John H ^a   Forrest, Alexander R W ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LETTER; MALE; PILL; TABLET; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036740674     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(02)00043-3     Document Type: Letter

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