Fatty acid ethyl esters in scalp, pubic, axillary, beard and body hair as markers for alcohol misuse

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-167

  Hartwig, Sven ^a   Auwärter, Volker ^a   Pragst, Fritz ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID ESTER; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; STEARIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXTRACTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALCOHOLISM; AXILLA; CADAVER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FACE; FATTY ACIDS; HAIR; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYRISTATES; OLEIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACIDS; SCALP; STEARATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0037344587     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg046     Document Type: Article

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