Prevalence of dihydrocodeine in hydrocodone positive postmortem specimens

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-66

  Jenkins, Amanda J ^a   Lavins, Eric S ^b   Hunek, Courtney ^c  

^a Lake County Crime Laboratory   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dihydrocodeine; Forensic medicine; Hydrocodone; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149134034     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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