Pre-analytical and analytical variation of drug determination in segmented hair using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-21

  Nielsen, Marie Katrine Klose ^a   Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Linnet, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drug addicts; Drugs of abuse; Pharmaceuticals; Pre analytical variation; Segmental hair analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BROMAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; TRAMADOL; ZOPICLONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DRUG ADDICTS; DRUGS OF ABUSE; PHARMACEUTICALS; PRE-ANALYTICAL VARIATION; SEGMENTAL HAIR ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG USERS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84888067778     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.10.029     Document Type: Article

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