Determination of illegally abused sedative-hypnotics in hair samples from drug offenders

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 312-315

  Lee, Sooyeun ^a   Han, Eunyoung ^a   In, Sanghwan ^a   Choi, Hwakyung ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a   Chung, Kyu Hyuck ^b  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; METHANOL; MIDAZOLAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ZOLPIDEM;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KOREA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OFFENDER; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 79958249230     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.5.312     Document Type: Article

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