Hair testing for cannabis in Spain and France: Is there a difference in consumption?

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-115

  Jurado, Carmen ^a   Menéndez, Manuel ^a   Repetto, Manuel ^a   Kintz, Pascal ^b   Cirimele, Vincent ^b   Mangin, Patrice ^b  

^a Biology Section Apdo 863 E 41080   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FRANCE; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; SPAIN; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029915213     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/20.2.111     Document Type: Article

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