Deaths involving methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) in upper east tennessee

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1558-1562

  Wright, Trista H ^a   Cline Parhamovich, Karen ^a   Lajoie, Dawn ^a   Parsons, Laura ^a   Dunn, Mark ^a   Ferslew, Kenneth E ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bath salts; Blood; Forensic science; Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV); Postmortem; Urine

Indexed keywords

1,3 BENZODIOXOLE DERIVATIVE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; 3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE; DESIGNER DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BATH SALTS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE (MDPV); MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM; UNITED STATES; URINE;

BATH SALTS; BLOOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; METHYLENEDIOXYPYROVALERONE (MDPV); POSTMORTEM; URINE;

ADULT; BENZODIOXOLES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DESIGNER DRUGS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PYRROLIDINES; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84886747021     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12260     Document Type: Article

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