Mephedrone (Methylmethcathinone) in Toxicology Casework: A northern ireland perspective

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 74-82

  Cosbey, Simon H ^a   Peters, K Laota ^a   Quinn, Amy ^a   Bentley, Alastair ^b  

^a FORENSIC SCIENCE NORTHERN IRELAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAR DRIVING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEATH, SUDDEN; DESIGNER DRUGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873633522     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks094     Document Type: Article

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