2014 consensus for the use of alcohol markers in hair for assessment of both abstinence and chronic excessive alcohol consumption

Forensic Sci Int. 2015 Apr:249:A1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.11.001. Epub 2014 Nov 13.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Abstinence*
  • Alcoholism / diagnosis*
  • Alcoholism / metabolism
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Chronic Disease
  • Consensus*
  • Forensic Toxicology / methods
  • Glucuronates / analysis
  • Hair / chemistry*
  • Hair / metabolism
  • Hair Preparations / analysis
  • Humans
  • Myristates / analysis
  • Oleic Acids / analysis
  • Palmitic Acids / analysis
  • Stearates / analysis
  • Substance Abuse Detection / methods*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Glucuronates
  • Hair Preparations
  • Myristates
  • Oleic Acids
  • Palmitic Acids
  • Stearates
  • ethyl glucuronide
  • ethyl myristate
  • ethyl stearate
  • ethyl palmitate
  • ethyl oleate