Analysis of hair after contamination with blood containing 6-acetylmorphine and blood containing morphine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 129-132

  Paterson, Sue ^a   Lee, Sooyeun ^a   Cordero, Rosa ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 AM; Blood contamination; Hair analysis; Morphine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; HAIR ANALYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79959539406     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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