The profiling of MDMA tablets: A study of the combination of physical characteristics and organic impurities as sources of information

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 58-65

  Milliet, Quentin ^a   Weyermann, Céline ^a   Esseiva, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug profiling; GC MS; Organic impurities; Physical characteristics

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IMPURITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SCREENING; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET MANUFACTURE;

EID: 64249087327     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.017     Document Type: Article

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