Fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEEs) as markers for alcohol in meconium: Method validation and implementation of a screening program for prenatal drug exposure

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-295

  Hastedt, Martin ^a   Krumbiegel, Franziska ^a   Gapert, René ^a,b   Tsokos, Michael ^a   Hartwig, Sven ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Biomarker; Drug screening; Fetal alcohol exposure; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD); Neonatal screening

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTER; FATTY ACID;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MECONIUM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALIBRATION; ESTERS; ETHANOL; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MECONIUM; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84883763747     PISSN: 1547769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-012-9385-3     Document Type: Article

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