Antemortem and postmortem fentanyl concentrations: A case report

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 65-67

  McIntyre, Iain M ^a   Gary, Ray D ^a   Estrada, Julio ^a   Nelson, Craig L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84891836575     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0897-5     Document Type: Article

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