Fatal poisoning in Nordic drug addicts in 2002

Forensic Science International

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 148-156

  Steentoft, A ^a   Teige, B ^b,g   Holmgren, P ^c   Vuori, E ^d   Kristinsson, J ^e   Hansen, A C ^f   Ceder, G ^c   Wethe, G ^g   Rollmann, D ^h  

^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 NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug addict deaths; Fatal poisonings; General screening; Main intoxicant; Nordic countries

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEATH; DENMARK; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 33745833020     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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