Amphetamines in washed hair of demonstrated users and workplace subjects

Forensic Science International

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Cairns, Thomas ^a   Hill, Virginia ^a   Schaffer, Michael ^a   Thistle, William ^a  

^a Psychemedics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Hair analysis; MDMA; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 4644371956     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.04.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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