Prevalence of drugs of abuse in urine of drivers involved in road accidents in France: A collaborative study

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 806-811

  Marquet, Pierre ^a   Delpla, Pierre André ^b   Kerguelen, Sylvie ^c   Bremond, Jacqueline ^c   Facy, Françoise ^d   Garnier, Michel ^e   Guery, Benoît ^f   Lhermitte, Michel ^f   Mathé, Daniel ^g   Pelissier, Anne Laure ^h   Renaudeau, Claude ⁱ   Vest, Philippe ^j   Seguela, Jean Paul ^b  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^c Abbott   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^f Lille1 University   (France)

^g Faculty of Medicine   (France)

^h SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

ⁱ Val de Grâce Inter Army Hosp   (France)

^j NONE

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Author keywords

Amphetamines; Cannabinoids; Cocaine; Driving; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Opiates; Substance abuse; Traffic accident; Urine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 17544402228     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14310j     Document Type: Article

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