Identification of GHB and morphine in hair in a case of drug-facilitated sexual assault

Forensic Science International

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages e9-

  Rossi, Riccardo ^a   Lancia, Massimo ^b   Gambelunghe, Cristiana ^b   Oliva, Antonio ^a   Fucci, Nadia ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug facilitated sexual assault; GC MS; GHB; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 62549167047     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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