Hair analysis for diphenhydramine after surreptitious administration to a child

Forensic Science International

Volumn 173, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 171-174

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Evans, Julie ^b   Villain, Marion ^a   Salquebre, Guillaume ^a   Cirimele, Vincent ^a  

^a Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diphenhydramine; Drug facilitated sedation; Hair; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRIME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 35348854897     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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