Evidence of addiction by anesthesiologists as documented by hair analysis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-84

  Kintz, P ^a   Villain, M ^b   Dumestre, V ^c   Cirimele, V ^b  

^a X'pertise Consulting   (France)

^b Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

^c ToxGen   (France)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anesthesiology; Fentanyl; Hair

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUFFER; DICHLOROMETHANE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PHOSPHATE; PROPOFOL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 22444449424     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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