Optimized conditions for simultaneous determination of opiates, cocaine and benzoylecgonine in hair samples by GC-MS

Forensic Science International

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Romolo, F S ^a   Rotolo, M C ^a   Palmi, I ^b   Pacifici, R ^b   Lopez, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Hair analysis; Opiates; Recovery; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0344430308     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.07.013     Document Type: Article

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