Determination of impurities in illicit methamphetamine samples seized in Iran

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 204-206

  Khajeamiri, Ali Reza ^a   Faizi, Mehrdad ^b   Sohani, Farshad ^c   Baheri, Tahmineh ^c   Kobarfard, Farzad ^b  

^a Police University   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Research Center of Antinarcotics Police   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amphetamine type stimulants (ATS); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC MS)

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYL 3 PHENYLAZIRIDINE; AZIRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORIDE ION; METHAMPHETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DRUG IMPURITY; EXTRACTION; IRAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84858792812     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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