Comprehensive drug screening in blood for detecting abused drugs or drugs potentially hazardous for traffic safety

Forensic Science International

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-210

  Lillsunde, Pirjo ^a   Michelson, Leena ^a   Forsström, Tarja ^a   Korte, Taimi ^a   Schultz, Eija ^a   Ariniemi, Kari ^a   Portman, Maria ^a   Sihvonen, Marja Liisa ^b   Seppälä, Timo ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood analysis; Drug abuse; Drug screening; Traffic safety

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; OPIATE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAR DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 0030025297     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01862-X     Document Type: Article

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