Comparison of ethanol and other drugs of abuse concentrations inwhole blood stored invenoject® glass and plastic andvenosafe™ plastic evacuated tubes

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 420-428

  Karinen, Ritva ^a   Øiestad, Elisabeth Leere ^a   Andresen, Wenche ^a   Wethe, Grete ^a   Smith Kielland, Anne ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; ETHYLMORPHINE; FENTANYL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; KETOBEMIDONE; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL; MORPHINE; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PHENAZEPAM; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE; DRUG; GLASS; PLASTIC;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FREEZE THAWING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TUBE; VACUTAINER; VENOSAFE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; FREEZING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; ETHANOL; FREEZING; GLASS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLASTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952113960     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.7.420     Document Type: Article

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