Markers of chronic alcohol use in hair: Comparison of ethyl glucuronide and cocaethylene in cocaine users

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-27

  Politi, Lucia ^a   Zucchella, Alessandra ^a   Morini, Luca ^a   Stramesi, Cristiana ^a   Polettini, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic alcohol use markers; Cocaethylene; Ethyl glucuronide; Hair

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; ETHYLGLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIDE; HOMOCOCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 34547659359     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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