Validation of a headspace solid-phase microextraction-GC-MS/MS for the determination of ethyl glucuronide in hair according to forensic guidelines

Forensic Science International

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Agius, Ronald ^a   Nadulski, Thomas ^a   Kahl, Hans Gerhard ^a   Schräder, Johannes ^b   Dufaux, Bertin ^a   Yegles, Michel ^c   Pragst, Fritz ^d  

^a Labor Krone   (Germany)

^b Medical Intelligence Information MI2   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol marker; Error estimation; Ethyl glucuronide; Forensic validation; Hair analysis; HS SPME GC MS MS; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEADSPACE SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 76749135741     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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