Diagnostic performance of ethyl glucuronide in hair for the investigation of alcohol drinking behavior: A comparison with traditional biomarkers

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 243-250

  Kharbouche, Hicham ^a   Faouzi, Mohamed ^b   Sanchez, Nathalie ^b   Daeppen, Jean Bernard ^b   Augsburger, Marc ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Staub, Christian ^a   Sporkert, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol biomarkers; Alcohol consumption; Cutoff; Diagnostic performance; Ethyl glucuronide

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; CARBOHYDRATE-DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONIC ACID; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AREA UNDER CURVE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859063486     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-011-0619-9     Document Type: Article

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