Concentrations of unconjugated morphine, codeine and 6-acetylmorphine in urine specimens from suspected drugged drivers

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 366-368

  Ceder, Gunnel ^a   Jones, Alan Wayne ^a  

^a Department of Forensic Chemistry ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

6 acetylmorphine; Codeine; Drugs of abuse; DUID; Forensic science; GC MS; Heroin; Morphine; Opiates; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE DERIVATIVE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SWEDEN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036193676     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs15258j     Document Type: Article

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