Exposure to psychoactive substances in women who request voluntary termination of pregnancy assessed by serum and hair testing

Forensic Science International

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Falcon, M ^a   Valero, F ^a   Pellegrini, M ^b   Rotolo, M C ^b   Scaravelli, G ^b   Joya, J ^c   Vall, O ^c   Algar, O García ^c   Luna, A ^a   Pichini, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Induced abortion; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUCED ABORTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL SERUM; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPAIN; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

EID: 76549086409     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.12.042     Document Type: Article

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