Drugs and other chemicals involved in fatal poisoning in England and Wales during 2000-2011

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Handley, Simon A ^a   Flanagan, R J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Legal highs'; Carbon monoxide; Cocaine; Codeine; Dextropropoxyphene propoxyphene ; Diamorphine heroin morphine; Fatal poisoning; MDMA; Methadone; Paracetamol acetaminophen ; Tramadol

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DOSULEPIN; HELIUM; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAMADOL; VOLATILE AGENT;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CODING; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG INTOXICATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84892167318     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2013.872791     Document Type: Review

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