Five years audit for presence of toxic agents/drug of abuse at autopsy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 519-521

  Ali, S Muhammad Aijaz ^a,b   Khalil, Inayat ur Rehman ^a   Saeed, Ahmed ^a   Hussain, Zahid ^a  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID E AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Diacetylmorphine (heroin); Poisoning; Toxicity; Trends

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARSENIC; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; INSECTICIDE; METHANOL; PHENOL; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHENYTOIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PAKISTAN; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OVERDOSE; PAKISTAN; POISONING; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0142124357     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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