Interpretation of lesions of the cardiac conduction system in cocaine-related fatalities

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 416-422

  Michaud, Katarzyna ^a   Augsburger, Marc ^a   Sporkert, Frank ^a   Bollmann, Marc ^a   Krompecher, Thomas ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac conduction system; Cocaine; Drug abuse; Hair drug testing

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; POLICE; SUDDEN DEATH; SWITZERLAND; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 34548051992     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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