A study of drug detection in a postmortem pediatric population

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 483-490

  Naso, Claire ^a,c   Jenkins, Amanda J ^a,d,e   Younger III, Douglas ^b  

^a Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER   (United States)

^d Lake County Crime Laboratory   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Pediatric; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANNABINOIDS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OHIO; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 41149126079     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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