Hair analysis for opiates, cocaine and metabolites: Evaluation of a method by interlaboratory comparison

Forensic Science International

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-83

  Montagna, M ^a   Polettini, A ^a   Stramesi, C ^a   Groppi, A ^a   Vignali, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Hair analysis; Interlaboratory comparison; Method evaluation; Opiates

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; COCAINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG METABOLITE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 0037077806     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00164-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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