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. 2016 Sep;12(3):388-9.

doi: 10.1007/s12024-016-9783-z. Epub 2016 May 26.

Identifying cases of heroin toxicity where 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) is not detected by toxicological analyses

Xiulu Ruan¹, Srinivas Chiravuri², Alan D Kaye³

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. drxruan88@gmail.com.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System Back and Pain Center, 325 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100 SPC 5721, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.

PMID: 27230880
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-016-9783-z

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Identifying cases of heroin toxicity where 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) is not detected by toxicological analyses

Xiulu Ruan et al. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;12(3):388-9.

doi: 10.1007/s12024-016-9783-z. Epub 2016 May 26.

Authors

Xiulu Ruan¹, Srinivas Chiravuri², Alan D Kaye³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. drxruan88@gmail.com.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System Back and Pain Center, 325 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 100 SPC 5721, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.

PMID: 27230880
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-016-9783-z

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Identifying cases of heroin toxicity where 6-acetylmorphine (6-AM) is not detected by toxicological analyses.
Ellis AD, McGwin G, Davis GG, Dye DW. Ellis AD, et al. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2016 Sep;12(3):243-7. doi: 10.1007/s12024-016-9780-2. Epub 2016 Apr 25. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2016. PMID: 27114260 Free PMC article.

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