Ethyl glucuronide: A biomarker of alcohol consumption;L'Éthylglucuronide: Un marqueur de la consommation d'alcool

Praxis

Volumn 98, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 1299-1306

  Kharbouche, H ^a   Sporkert, F ^a   Staub, C ^a   Mangin, P ^a   Augsburger, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Biological fluids; Biological marker; Ethylglucuronide; Hair

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD; HAIR; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; URINE;

EID: 70449578288     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.22.1299     Document Type: Short Survey

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