Windows of detection of zolpidem in urine and hair: Application to two drug facilitated sexual assaults

Forensic Science International

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 157-161

  Villain, M ^a   Cheze M ^b   Tracqui, A ^a   Ludes, B ^a   Kintz, P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^b Toxlab   (France)

Author keywords

Drug facilitated sexual assault; Hair; LC MS MS; Urine; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BUFFER; DIAZEPAM; FORMIC ACID; IVADAL; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 3042835341     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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