Postmortem serum tryptase levels in anaphylactic and non-anaphylactic deaths

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 134-138

  McLean Tooke, Andrew ^a   Goulding, Mark ^a   Bundell, Christine ^a,b   White, Jodi ^a,b   Hollingsworth, Peter ^a,b  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL; TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893712099     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201769     Document Type: Article

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