Bile analysis of drugs in postmortem cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 35-40

  Vanbinst, R ^a   Koenig, J ^a   Di Fazio, V ^a   Hassoun, A ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bile; Drugs; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 7 AMINOFLUNITRAZEPAM; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLOBAZAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM DERIVATIVE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HOMOCOCAINE; HYDROXYZINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NORCLOBAZAM; NORDAZEPAM; THIORIDAZINE; TRAMADOL; TRAZODONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BILE LEVEL; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; LIQUID; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037077808     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00161-5     Document Type: Article

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