The prevalence of MDMA/MDA in both hair and urine in drug users

Forensic Science International

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-77

  Han, Eunyoung ^a   Yang, Wonkyung ^a   Lee, Jaesin ^a   Park, Yonghoon ^a   Kim, Eunmi ^a   Lim, Miae ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Designer drugs; Hair analysis; MDA; MDMA

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DRUG METABOLITE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG ABUSE; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 20444422232     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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