Correlation of methamphetamine results and concentrations between head, axillary, and pubic hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-24

  Han, Eunyoung ^a   Yang, Wonkyung ^a   Lee, Jaesin ^a   Park, Yonghoon ^a   Kim, Eunmi ^a   Lim, Miae ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a  

^a Yang Chun Gu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axillary hair; Hair analysis; Head hair; Methamphetamine; Pubic

Indexed keywords

ACID ANHYDRIDE; AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ION MONITORING; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 8444230198     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.03.035     Document Type: Article

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