Cause of death and drug use pattern in deceased drug addicts in Sweden, 2002-2003

Forensic Science International

Volumn 169, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Jönsson, Anna K ^a,b   Holmgren, Per ^b   Druid, Henrik ^c   Ahlner, Johan ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Deceased drug addicts; Forensic toxicology; Illicit drugs

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLOROQUINE; CITALOPRAM; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; FLUOXETINE; KETAMINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MEPROBAMATE; METHADONE; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE; OLANZAPINE; ORPHENADRINE; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; PHENAZONE; PROMETHAZINE; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG USE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34249653574     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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