Patterns in drug use in the United Kingdom as revealed through analysis of hair in a large population sample

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Tsanaclis, Lolita ^a   Wicks, John F C ^a  

^a No 1 Pentwyn Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug testing; Hair analysis; Medical Legal; Workplace testing

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOL; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; POLICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34447633335     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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