Emerging Synthetic Fentanyl Analogs

Academic Forensic Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 36-40

  Schueler, Harold E ^a  

^a Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office Toxicology   (United States)

Author keywords

3 methylfentanyl; Carfentanil; Fentanyl analogs; Forensic pathology; Synthetic opioids

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032960216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19253621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23907/2017.004     Document Type: Review

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