Hair to document drug-facilitated crimes: Four cases involving bromazepam

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 516-519

  Villain, Marion ^a   Chèze, Marjorie ^b   Dumestre, Véronique ^c   Ludes, Bertrand ^a   Kintz, Pascal ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^b Toxlab   (France)

^c Laboratoire ToxGen   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; BROMAZEPAM; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHER;

ADULT; BODY FLUID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL CRIME; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 4344687302     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.6.516     Document Type: Conference Paper

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