Detection of cocaine analytes and opiates in nails from postmortem cases

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 489-492

  Engelhart, David A ^a   Jenkins, Amanda J ^a  

^a Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; COCAINE DERIVATIVE; CODEINE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; HOMOCOCAINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NORCOCAINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAIL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 0036826091     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/26.7.489     Document Type: Article

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