title: Death due to dextropropoxyphene: Copenhagen experiences.
abstract: A review of 323 fatal poisonings with dextropropoxyphene is presented. The falling tendency of the poisoning in question and the National Board of Health's attention towards it are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theilade
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003718:Denmark; D011431:Dextropropoxyphene / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D011431:Dextropropoxyphene