A practical approach to determination of laboratory GC-MS limits of detection

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-16

  Underwood, Paula J ^a   Kananen, Gerald E ^a   Armitage, Edwin K ^a  

^a Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CODEINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031019689     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/21.1.12     Document Type: Article

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