Hair analysis to demonstrate administration of sildenafil to a woman in a case of drug-facilitated sexual assault

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 553-556

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Evans, Julie ^b   Villain, Marion ^a   Chatterton, Craig ^c   Cirimele, Vincent ^a  

^a Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

^b Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^c FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEPTANE; SILDENAFIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEXUAL CRIME; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 70350488656     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/33.8.553     Document Type: Article

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