Post-mortem toxicology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 165, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 199-203

  Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Ethics; Pharmacokinetics; Post mortem toxicology; Research methods

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; DRUG DISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ETHICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846060715     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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