Fatal methadone intoxication in an infant

Forensic Science International

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-73

  Couper, Fiona J ^a   Chopra, Kiran ^a   Pierre Louis, Marie Lydie Y ^a  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Washington DC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatality; Infant; Methadone

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 22444443370     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.014     Document Type: Article

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