Cannabinoid concentrations in hair from documented cannabis users

Forensic Science International

Volumn 169, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 129-136

  Huestis, Marilyn A ^a   Gustafson, Richard A ^b   Moolchan, Eric T ^a   Barnes, Allan ^a   Bourland, James A ^c   Sweeney, Stacy A ^c   Hayes, Eugene F ^c   Carpenter, Patrick M ^d   Smith, Michael L ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b Navy Drug Screening Laboratory   (United States)

^c QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Gansevoort   (United States)

^e Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Controlled administration; ELISA; GCMSMS; Hair

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; DRONABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34249705829     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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