Forensic Science International
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 46-56 , 10 February 2006

Simultaneous analyses of cocaine, cocaethylene, and their possible metabolic and pyrolytic products

Received 6 August 2004 ,Revised 17 February 2005 ,Accepted 17 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.001

Forensic Science International
Volume 157, Issue 1 , Pages 46-56 , 10 February 2006

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