Quantification of ethyl glucuronide in hair: Effect of milling on extraction efficiency

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 558-563

  Mönch, Bettina ^a   Becker, Roland ^a   Nehls, Irene ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOLING; DEGRADATION; GRINDING; HAIR ANALYSIS; MILLING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; EXTRACTION; HAIR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PULVERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASHING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84882941631     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt059     Document Type: Article

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