Fentanyl-associated Fatalities Among Illicit Drug Users in Wayne County, Michigan (July 2005-May 2006)

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-115

  Algren, D Adam ^a   Monteilh, Carolyn P ^a   Punja, Mohan ^a   Schier, Joshua G ^a   Belson, Martin ^a   Hepler, Bradford R ^b   Schmidt, Carl J ^b   Miller, Corinne E ^c   Patel, Manish ^a   Paulozzi, Leonard J ^d   Straetemans, Masja ^a   Rubin, Carol ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; FENTANYL; ILLICIT DRUG; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NORFENTANYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CORONER; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874261498     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-012-0285-4     Document Type: Article

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