Simultaneous GC-MS analysis of meta- and para-hydroxybenzoylecgonine and norbenzoylecgonine: A secondary method to corroborate cocaine ingestion using nonhydrolytic metabolites

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 482-488

  Klette, Kevin L ^a   Poch, Gregory K ^a   Czarny, Robert ^a   Lau, Ching Ong ^b  

^a Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^b Centre for Forensic Medicine Government of Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; COCAINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG METABOLITE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033809550     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/24.7.482     Document Type: Article

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