Two fatal intoxications with the new designer drug methedrone (4-Methoxymethcathinone)

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 594-598

  Wikström, Maria ^a   Thelander, Gunilla ^a   Nyström, Ingrid ^a   Kronstrand, Robert ^a  

^a National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHINONE; DESIGNER DRUG; METHEDRONE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 79952738995     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.9.594     Document Type: Article

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