Evaluation of immunochemical drug screenings of whole blood samples. A retrospective optimization of cutoff levels after confirmation-analysis on GC-MS and HPLC-DAD

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 205-212

  Kroener, Lars ^a   Musshoff, Frank ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIODE; DIODE ARRAY DETECTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AMPHETAMINES; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

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EID: 0037605911     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/27.4.205     Document Type: Article

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