Fatal intoxication with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, lorazepam, and codeine

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-363

  Filter, Emily R ^a   Gorczynski, Laura ^b   Fernandes, John R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre of Forensic Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Codeine; Fatality; Lorazepam; Serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; KNEE AMPUTATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CODEINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE;

EID: 36549074721     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31815b4c37     Document Type: Article

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