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Original Articles

Determination of Flunitrazepam in Human Plasma and Urine by HPLC with Mass Spectrometry Detection

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Pages 2442-2454 | Received 10 Feb 2008, Accepted 20 Feb 2008, Published online: 19 Aug 2008

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