Preparation and application of a fortified hair reference material for the determination of methamphetamine and amphetamine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 178, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 207-212

  Lee, Sooyeun ^a   Park, Yonghoon ^a   Han, Eunyoung ^a   Choe, Sanggil ^a   Lim, Miae ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Hair analysis; Methamphetamine; Proficiency test; Reference material

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL; TRIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERIALS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 44549084920     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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