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Evaluation of on-site oral fluid screening using Drugwipe-5+®, RapidSTAT® and Drug Test 5000® for the detection of drugs of abuse in drivers, 13 November 2009
Sarah M.R. Wille, Nele Samyn, Maria del Mar Ramírez-Fernández, Gert De Boeck
pages 2-6
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First nationwide study on driving under the influence of drugs in Switzerland, 08 March 2010
Maria-Cristina Senna, Marc Augsburger, Beat Aebi, Thomas A. Briellmann, Nicolas Donzé, Jean-Luc Dubugnon, Peter X. Iten, Christian Staub, Walter Sturm, Karl Sutter
pages 11-16
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Effect of bleaching on ethyl glucuronide in hair: An in vitro experiment, 04 December 2009
Luca Morini, Alessandra Zucchella, Aldo Polettini, Lucia Politi, Angelo Groppi
pages 23-27
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Chemical analysis of synthetic cannabinoids as designer drugs in herbal products, 01 February 2010
Nahoko Uchiyama, Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri, Jun Ogata, Yukihiro Goda
pages 31-38
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Potential of IRMS technology for tracing gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), 07 January 2010
François Marclay, Diego Pazos, Olivier Delémont, Pierre Esseiva, Christophe Saudan
pages 46-52
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Urine testing for norcodeine, norhydrocodone, and noroxycodone facilitates interpretation and reduces false negatives, 28 December 2009
Edward J. Cone, Anne Zichterman, Rebecca Heltsley, David L. Black, Beverly Cawthon, Tim Robert, Frank Moser, Yale H. Caplan
pages 58-61
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Simultaneous extraction of trace organophosphorous pesticides from plasma sample by automated solid phase extraction and determination by gas chromatography coupled with pulsed flame photometric detector, 11 January 2010
Yuanfeng Wang, Ran Du
pages 70-73
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A quick discrimination of vegetable oil by solid-phase microextraction method, 08 February 2010
Toshiyasu Mikuma, Tsuyoshi Kaneko
pages 79-84
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Retrospective analysis of fatal falls, 22 February 2010
Annette Thierauf, Johanna Preuß, Eberhard Lignitz, Burkhard Madea
pages 92-96
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Multiple isotope forensics of nitrate in a wild horse poisoning incident, 18 March 2010
Greg Michalski, Sam Earman, Christa Dahman, Ronald L. Hershey, Todd Mihevc
pages 103-109
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A reduction in blood morphine concentrations amongst heroin overdose fatalities associated with a sustained reduction in street heroin purity, 17 February 2010
Shane Darke, Johan Duflou, Michelle Torok
pages 118-120
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Preliminary soilwater conductivity analysis to date clandestine burials of homicide victims, 08 March 2010
Jamie K. Pringle, John P. Cassella, John R. Jervis
pages 126-133
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Does suggestive information cause a confirmation bias in bullet comparisons?, 08 March 2010
Jose Kerstholt, Aletta Eikelboom, Tjisse Dijkman, Reinoud Stoel, Rob Hermsen, Bert van Leuven
pages 138-142
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Homicidal and suicidal sharp force fatalities: Autopsy parameters in relation to the manner of death, 11 March 2010
Christophe Brunel, Christophe Fermanian, Michel Durigon, Geoffroy Lorin de la Grandmaison
pages 150-154
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Injury biomechanics as a necessary tool in the field of forensic science: A pedestrian run-over case study, 02 March 2010
Carlos Arregui-Dalmases, Rafael Teijeira, Jason Forman
pages e5-e9
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The importance of medico-legal evaluation in a case with intraabdominal gossypiboma, 17 February 2010
Tarık Uluçay, Mustafa Gökhan Dizdar, Mehmet SunayYavuz, Mahmut Aşırdizer
pages e15-e18
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