Evaluation of ketamine abuse using hair analysis: Concentration trends in a Singapore population

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 314-318

  Leong, H S ^a   Tan, N L ^a   Lui, C P ^a   Lee, T K ^a  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; KETAMINE; NORKETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; SINGAPORE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 23944446821     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/29.5.314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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