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Quantitative Toxicology: Clinical and Forensic Aspects

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Fortschritte der Rechtsmedizin

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Zusammenfassung

Dieses Übersichtsreferat befaßt sich mit der Bedeutung und auch der Anwendbarkeit quantitativ erhobener Untersuchungsbefunde in der klinischen und in der forensischen Toxikologie. Anhand zahlreicher Literaturbeispiele wird auf Interpretationsschwierigkeiten und die zahlreichen Irrtumsmöglichkeiten kritisch aufmerksam gemacht.

Summary

The importance and the usefulness of obtaining quantitative data in clinical and forensic toxicology are reviewed. With the aid of many examples, the difficulties of the Interpretation of the results and the numerous possible errors are pointed out.

“Many tests are done for the benefit of the clinician, not for patient, which is an important distinction.”(L. Presscott [42])

“A poor doctor will ask for more and a poor technician will do less.” (A. Curry [15])

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  1. Institut für Rechtsmedizin im Klinikum, Universität Heidelberg, Voßstraße 2, D-6900, Heidelberg 1, Germany

    Jürgen Barz , Johann Bösche , Hans Joachim , Rosemarie Käppner  & Rainer Mattern , , ,  & 

  2. E.Merck AG, Frankfurter Straße 250, D-6100, Darmstadt 1, Germany

    Harald Frohberg

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Bogusz, M. (1983). Quantitative Toxicology: Clinical and Forensic Aspects. In: Barz, J., Bösche, J., Joachim, H., Käppner, R., Mattern, R., Frohberg, H. (eds) Fortschritte der Rechtsmedizin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68930-7_37

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