Determination of ethyl glucuronide in fingernails by LC/MS-MS

Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 67-72

  Keten, Alper ^a   Zeren, Cem ^b   Arslan, M Mustafa ^b   Daglioǧlu, Nebile ^c   Karanfil, Ramazan ^d   Şen, Bilge Bülbül Şen ^b  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol intake; Ethyl glucuronide; Fingernails; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICHIGAN ALCOHOL SCREENING TEST; SCREENING TEST; SKIN EXAMINATION;

EID: 84875390555     PISSN: 12218618     EISSN: 18448585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4323/rjlm.2013.67     Document Type: Article

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