The use of hair as a toxicological tool in DFC casework

Science and Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 250-253

  Scott, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug facilitated crime; GHB; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; ZOLPIDEM;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OFFENDER; SCALP;

CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; SODIUM OXYBATE;

EID: 71649109355     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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