Hair analysis as evidence in forensic cases

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 444-449

  Moeller, Manfred R ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SALIVA LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0029814759     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199608000-00023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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