Detection times for urinary ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in heavy drinkers during alcohol detoxification

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-61

  Helander, Anders ^a,d   Böttcher, Michael ^b   Fehr, Christoph ^c   Dahmen, Norbert ^c   Beck, Olof ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Arztpraxis fur Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Labordiagnostik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL SULFATE; GLUCURONIDE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 85042617232     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn084     Document Type: Article

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