Analysis of drugs of abuse in biological specimens

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 472-487

  Saito, Koichi ^a   Saito, Rieko ^a   Kikuchi, Yuu ^a   Iwasaki, Yusuke ^a   Ito, Rie ^a   Nakazawa, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological specimen; Drug of abuse; Forensic science; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRUG METABOLITE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; BRAIN TISSUE; BREATHING; CADAVER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DERIVATIZATION; DOPING; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TRAFFIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECONIUM; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NAIL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPIATE ADDICTION; PLACENTA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEIZURE; SWEAT; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UMBILICAL CORD; URINALYSIS;

EID: 82855178913     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.57.472     Document Type: Review

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