Association of pulmonary histopathological findings with toxicological findings in forensic autopsies of illicit drug users;Povezanost patohistološkog nalaza na plućima sa toksikološkim nalazom kod sudskomedicinski obdukovanih narkomana

Vojnosanitetski Pregled

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 639-642

  Todorović, Miloš S ^a   Mitrović, Slobodanka ^a   Aleksandrić, Branimir ^b   Mladjenović, Nenad ^c   Matejić, Suzana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c CLINICAL CENTER KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Histological techniques; Overdose; Pulmonary edema; Substance related disorder; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; HEMOSIDERIN; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051526802     PISSN: 00428450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/VSP1108639T     Document Type: Article

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