Can ethyl glucuronide in hair be determined only in 3cm hair strands?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Agius, Ronald ^a   Ferreira, Liliane Martins ^b   Yegles, Michel ^b  

^a Labor Krone   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Alcohol marker; Ethyl glucuronide; Guidelines; Hair length; Stability

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUG STABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERMANY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LENGTH; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84860259332     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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