Value of hair analysis in postmortem toxicology

Forensic Science International

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 127-134

  Kintz, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Hair; Postmortem; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALDICARB; AMPHETAMINE; ANABOLIC AGENT; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; ETHYLMORPHINE; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; METENOLONE; METHADONE; NANDROLONE; STANOZOLOL; TESTOSTERONE ENANTATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG ABUSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 2542467642     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.027     Document Type: Article

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