Psychoactive substances in seriously injured drivers in Denmark

Forensic Science International

Volumn 224, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 44-50

  Wiese Simonsen, K ^a   Steentoft, A ^a   Bernhoft, I M ^b   Hels, T ^b   Rasmussen, B S ^a   Linnet, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugged and drunk driving; Illicit drugs; Injured drivers; Medicinal drugs

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 7 AMINOFLUNITRAZEPAM; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; BROMAZEPAM; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DENMARK; DRIVER; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS ALCOHOL AND MEDICINE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INJURY; LAW; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84872408268     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.10.025     Document Type: Article

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