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Detection of Prescription Drugs and Cocaine in Urine using the MALDI-8020

1 Feb 2019

Clinical drug tests are used to analyse biological specimens, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or saliva to determine the presence or absence of a specified drugs or related metabolites.

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Detection of Prescription Drugs and Cocaine in Urine using the MALDI-8020