Heart, liver and spleen pathology in chronic alcohol and drug users

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-147

  Wong, Junie Li Chun ^a   Arango Viana, Juan Carlos ^a   Squires, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Organ enlargement; Organ weights; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOMEGALY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART WEIGHT; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY; LIVER WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADULT; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; SEX FACTORS; SPLEEN; SPLENOMEGALY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 39749113220     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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