Postmortem drug concentration intervals for the non-intoxicated state - A review

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 245-249

  Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Forensic; Postmortem; Reference intervals; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; COCAINE; FLUORIDE; ILLICIT DRUG; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; ZOPICLONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOLYSIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD STORAGE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEADY STATE; TURNOVER TIME;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84862125528     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.02.010     Document Type: Review

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