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Forensic Analysis

Determination of Cocaine and Heroin with Their Respective Metabolites in Human Hair using Gas Chromatography‐Mass Spectrometry

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Pages 2307-2316 | Received 19 Jan 2006, Accepted 20 Mar 2006, Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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