Fatal poisoning due to co-ingestion of benzodiazepines and alcohol: A case report

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-47

  Mari, Francesco ^a   Defraia, Beatrice ^a   Rensi, Regina ^a   Gualco, Barbara ^a   Vaiano, Fabio ^a   Bertol, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benzodiazepines; Depression; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; DIAZEPAM; KETAZOLAM; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BENZODIAZEPINE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 84878073752     PISSN: 09739122     EISSN: 09739130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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