Treatments against hair loss may hinder cocaine and metabolites detection

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-100

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Forensic toxicology; Hair analysis; Interference; Minoxidil

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949014506     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-007-0011-8     Document Type: Article

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