Comments on "Gamma-hydroxybutyrate in urine and serum: Additional data supporting current cut-off recommendations"

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  LeBeau, Marc A ^a   Montgomery, Madeline A ^a  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

BLOOD LEVEL; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRIME; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESERVATION AND STORAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 79953043185     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.023     Document Type: Letter

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