Hair analysis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in toxicological investigation of drug-facilitated crimes: Report of 128 cases over the period June 2003-May 2004 in metropolitan Paris

Forensic Science International

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-10

  Chèze, Marjorie ^a   Duffort, Gaëlle ^a   Deveaux, Marc ^a   Pépin, Gilbert ^a  

^a Laboratoire TOXLAB   (France)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Drug facilitated crimes; Hair analysis; LC ESI MS MS

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUFFER; CANNABIS; FORMIC ACID; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DEVICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EXTRACTION; FRANCE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEXUAL CRIME; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; URINALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 22444445633     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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