Intoxication due to 1,4-butanediol

Forensic Science International

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 256-259

  Lora Tamayo, C ^a   Tena, T ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Sancho, J R ^b   Molina, E ^c  

^a Ministerio de Justicia   (Spain)

^b Servicio Médico Forense   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CAN MISSES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gamma hydroxy butyric acid; Head space gas chromatography; Rhabdomyolisis

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOASSAY; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; TOXICOLOGY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037764720     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00424-3     Document Type: Article

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