Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2007

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Simonsen, K Wiese ^a   Normann, P T ^b   Ceder, G ^c   Vuori, E ^d   Thordardottir, S ^e   Thelander, G ^c   Hansen, A C ^f   Teige, B ^g   Rollmann, D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug addict deaths; Fatal poisonings; General toxicological screening; Main intoxicant; Nordic countries

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; BUPRENORPHINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; ESTAZOLAM; FENTANYL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KETOBEMIDONE; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; MEDAZEPAM; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NITRAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PHENAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 79953032006     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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