Reply to Letter to the Editor: Caveats against an improper use of hair testing to support the diagnosis of chronic excessive alcohol consumption, following the " Consensus" of the Society of Hair Testing 2009 [Forensic Science International 196 (2010) 2].

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Kintz, Pascal ^a  

^a X Pertise Consulting   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; FATTY ACID ESTER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

EID: 79953035269     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.10.014     Document Type: Letter

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