Dominance of pre-analytical over analytical variation for measurement of methadone and its main metabolite in postmortem femoral blood

Forensic Science International

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-82

  Linnet, Kristian ^a   Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Buchard, Anders ^a   Munkholm, Julie ^a   Morling, Niels ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chiral measurement; Postmortem blood; Pre analytical variation; R,S methadone

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYL 1,5 DIMETHYL 3,3 DIPHENYLPYRROLINIUM; DRUG METABOLITE; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG PURITY; ENANTIOMER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 49949152638     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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