Violence under the influence of methylphenidate as determined by hair analysis

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-118

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Villain, Marion ^a  

^a Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

Author keywords

Hair analysis; LC MS MS; Methylphenidate; Ritalin; Segment

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77956095308     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-010-0093-y     Document Type: Article

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