Analysis of drugs of abuse in hair: Evaluation of the immunochemical method VMA-T vs. LC-MS/MS or GC-MS

Forensic Science International

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 56-59

  Baumgartner, Markus R ^a   Guglielmello, Rosetta ^a   Fanger, Monique ^a   Kraemer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; Hair; Immunoassay; LC MS

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METHADONE; OPIATE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84856501859     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.025     Document Type: Article

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