Experience with hair testing in the clinical biochemistry laboratory of Ca' Granda Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Cassani, M ^a,b   Da Re, N ^a   Giuliani, L ^a   Sesana, F ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Public Health Service   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; GC MS confirmation; Hair analysis; Opiates

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; CODEINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUG ABUSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; LABORATORY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLING; SCREENING; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031018093     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02044-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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