Hair drug testing of children suspected of exposure to the manufacture of methamphetamine

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 110-114

  Farst, Karen ^a   Reading Meyer, J A ^b   Mac Bird, T ^b   James, Laura ^b   Robbins, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child welfare; Hair drug testing; Methamphetamine; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; EXPOSURE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; METHAMPHETAMINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 79952989972     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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