Ethyl glucuronide: Unusual distribution between head hair and pubic hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Villain, Marion ^a   Vallet, Emilie ^a   Etter, Mathieu ^a   Salquebre, Guillaume ^a   Cirimele, Vincent ^a  

^a Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Ethyl glucuronide; Hair; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; FORMIC ACID; GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE;

EID: 39449090753     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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