ICP-MS Method Validation for the Analysis of Trace Elements in Illicit Heroin

Analytical Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1122-1132

  Chan, Kar Weng ^a,b   Tan, Guan Huat ^a   Wong, Richard C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Kemeneterian Sains Teknologi dan Inovasi   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heroin; ICP MS; Profiling; Trace elements; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862490084     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2012.670801     Document Type: Article

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