Cannabinoids in postmortem toxicology

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 394-401

  Lemos, Nikolas P ^a,b   Ingle, Eric A ^a  

^a Office of the Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; DELTA9(11) CARBOXYTETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; DELTA9(11) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 80052630419     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.7.394     Document Type: Article

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