Toxicology and circumstances of completed suicide by means other than overdose

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 490-494

  Darke, Shane ^a   Duflou, Johan ^b,c   Torok, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Forensic science; Illicit drugs; Pharmaceuticals; Suicide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DRONABINOL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DROWNING; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NECK INJURIES; POISONING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 60849109502     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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