Suicide by fentanyl

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 317-321

  Sutlović, Davorka ^a   Definis Gojanović, Marija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Death; Intravenous injection; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; SUICIDE; SYRINGE; TOXICOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SUICIDE;

EID: 35148847007     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10004-007-0023-5     Document Type: Article

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