Multiple aspects of hair analysis for opiates: Methodology, clinical and workplace populations, codeine, and poppy seed ingestion

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 696-703

  Hill, Virginia ^a   Cairns, Thomas ^a   Cheng, Chen Chih ^a   Schaffer, Michael ^a  

^a Psychemedics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BUFFER; CODEINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MORPHINE ADDICTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PLANT SEED; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

PAPAVER; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM;

EID: 29144442087     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/29.7.696     Document Type: Article

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