Accumulation of nicotine in human hair during long-term controlled exposure to a low concentration of nicotine vapour

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-52

  Nilsen, Turid ^a   Nilsen, Odd G ^b,c  

^a Bioanalytica   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c Medical Technology Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG ACCUMULATION; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VAPOR;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030793127     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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