Sweat testing in addicts under methadone treatment: An Italian experience

Forensic Science International

Volumn 174, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Fucci, N ^a   De Giovanni, N ^a   Scarlata, S ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ASL Roma F Civitavecchia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative matrices; Drugs of abuse; Patches; Sweat

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYL 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLINIUM PERCHLORATE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CAFFEINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; COTININE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NICOTINE; PERCHLORATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SWEAT TEST; URINALYSIS;

EID: 37649019586     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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