Distribution of methamphetamine and amphetamine in drug abusers' head hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 16-18

  Lee, Sooyeun ^a   Han, Eunyoung ^a   Park, Yonghoon ^a   Choi, Hwakyung ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a  

^a National Institute of Scientific Investigation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Concentration; Hair; Metabolite to parent drug ratio; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 67650995764     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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