Hair and urine testing to assess drugs of abuse consumption in couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 57-61

  Pichini, Simona ^a   De Luca, Roberto ^a   Pellegrini, Manuela ^a   Marchei, Emilia ^a   Rotolo, Maria Concetta ^a   Spoletini, Roberta ^a   D'Aloja, Paola ^a   Pacifici, Roberta ^a   Mortali, Claudia ^a   Scaravelli, Giulia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Cigarette smoke; Drugs of abuse; Ethanol; Hair testing; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTERONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ETIOCHOLANOLONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; ITALY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SMOKING HABIT; STEROID URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84860252624     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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