Hair testing is superior to urine to disclose cocaine consumption in driver's licence regranting

Forensic Science International

Volumn 189, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Polla, M ^a   Stramesi, C ^a   Pichini, S ^b   Palmi, I ^b   Vignali, C ^a   Dall'Olio, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Driving licence; Hair testing

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE;

ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRIVER LICENCE; DRIVING ABILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; ITALY; LICENSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 67349099083     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.020     Document Type: Article

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