The post-mortem relationship between beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), acetone and ethanol in ketoacidosis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 53-57

  Elliott, Simon ^a   Smith, Christopher ^a   Cassidy, Diane ^a  

^a Inverness Medical Innovations   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; BHB; Diabetes; GC MS; Ketoacidosis

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETONE; ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ALCOHOLIC KETOACIDOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 77952293636     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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