Automated liquid-chromatographic analyzer used for toxicology screening in a general hospital: 12 months' experience

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 498-504

  Sadeg, Nouredine ^a,b   François, Gilles ^a   Petit, Brigitte ^a   Dutertre Catella, Hélène ^b   Dumontet, Michel ^a  

^a Hôpital Pontoise   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie   (France)

Author keywords

chromatography; drug screening; fluorescence polarization immunoassay; gastric lavage; thin layer; urine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031057661     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.3.498     Document Type: Article

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