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Forensic Identification of 3,4-Methylendioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), Ketamine, and Benzodiazepine by Handheld Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics

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Pages 1279-1291 | Received 05 Jul 2022, Accepted 16 Sep 2022, Published online: 26 Sep 2022

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