Interpretation of drug concentrations in an alternative matrix: The case of meprobamate in bile

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-102

  Fanton, L ^a   Bevalot, F ^a,b   Gustin, M P ^a,b   Paultre, C Z ^a,b   Le Meur, C ^a,b   Malicier, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Bile; Forensic toxicology; Lethal intoxication; Meprobamate

Indexed keywords

MEPROBAMATE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG BILE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEPROBAMATE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449084002     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0259-x     Document Type: Article

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