The reliability of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters (FAEE) as biological markers for the diagnosis of alcohol abuse

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-97

  De Giovanni, Nadia ^a   Donadio, Giuseppe ^a   Chiarotti, Marcello ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID ESTER;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RELIABILITY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EID: 34147190289     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/31.2.93     Document Type: Article

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