Blood levels of 3-methylfentanyl in 3 fatal poisoning cases

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 328-331

  Ojanperä, Ilkka ^a   Gergov, Merja ^a   Rasanen, Ilpo ^a   Lunetta, Philippe ^a   Toivonen, Sauli ^b   Tiainen, Erkki ^b   Vuori, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Prov Stt Off of Southern Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

3 methylfentanyl; Designer drug; Fatal poisoning; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; MEFENTANYL; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG TRAFFIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MALE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; AUTOPSY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POISONING;

EID: 33845292184     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000188097.78132.e5     Document Type: Article

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