Effect of the analyzed hair length on fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) concentrations in hair - Is there congruence of cut-offs for 0-3 and 0-6 cm hair segments?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 249, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-5

  Suesse, Silke ^a   Blueml, Matthias ^a   Pragst, Fritz ^b  

^a DC Drogencheck   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol biomarkers; Cut off of FAEE; Ethyl glucuronide in hair; Fatty acid ethyl esters in hair; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; FATTY ACID ESTER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTER; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LENGTH; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; CHEMISTRY; CONSENSUS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; BIOMARKERS; CONSENSUS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84920072196     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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