Fatal poisonings in young drug addicts in the Nordic countries: A comparison between 1984-1985 and 1991

Forensic Science International

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-37

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

^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 Natl Inst of Forensic Toxicology   (Norway)

^h NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Drug addicts; Fatal poisonings; Nordic countries; Number

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; KETOBEMIDONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 17044457210     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01850-6     Document Type: Article

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