Application of discriminant analysis to differentiate between incorporation of cocaine and its congeners into hair and contamination

Forensic Science International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Hoelzle, C ^b,c   Scheufler, F ^a   Uhl, M ^a   Sachs, H ^b   Thieme, D ^b,c  

^a Bavarian State Criminal Police Office   (Germany)

^b Forensic Toxicological Centre   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Contamination; Discriminant analysis; Hair analysis; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; ECGONINE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; HOMOCOCAINE; NORCOCAINE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; HAIR ANALYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 39549120004     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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