Rapid determination of amphetamine stereoisomer ratios in urine by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-54

  Tetlow, V A ^b   Merrill, J ^a  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine abuse; d amphetamine; Methylamphetamine; On column derivatization

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOISOMERISM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0030022435     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329603300107     Document Type: Article

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