Blood concentrations of clonazepam and 7-aminoclonazepam in forensic cases in Denmark for the period 2002-2007

Forensic Science International

Volumn 184, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 74-79

  Steentoft, Anni ^a   Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

7 Aminoclonazepam; Clonazepam; Criminal cases; Lethal poisoning; Postmortem cases; Traffic cases

Indexed keywords

7 AMINOCLONAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DENMARK; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 58249126428     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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