Automated on-line hydrolysis of benzodiazepines improves sensitivity of urine screening by a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1659-1660

  Ropero Miller, Jeri D ^a   Garside, Diana ^a   Goldberger, Bmce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0030870086     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.9.1659     Document Type: Article

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