Anesthesiologist suicide with atracurium

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-124

  Martínez, María A ^a   Ballesteros, Salomé ^a   Almarza, Elena ^a  

^a Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; DOBUPAL; LAUDANOSINE; LAURAK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; VANDRAL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STOMACH CONTENT; SUICIDE; SYRINGE; TOXICITY TESTING; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 33644988051     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.2.120     Document Type: Article

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