Methylephedrine concentrations in blood and urine specimens

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 310-313

  Kunsman, Gary W ^a,b   Jones, Robert ^a   Levine, Barry ^a   Smith, Michael L ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLEPHEDRINE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0031829290     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.4.310     Document Type: Article

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