Nails of newborns in monitoring drug exposure during pregnancy

Forensic Science International

Volumn 179, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 176-180

  Mari, Francesco ^a   Politi, Lucia ^a   Bertol, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; In utero exposure; Nails

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; CAFFEINE; COCAINE; COTININE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NICOTINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 47749107545     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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