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January 2008 in “Annales de Toxicologie Analytique” This study concluded that standard decontamination procedures do not fully remove external contamination from post mortem hair specimens, which complicates using hair analysis to assess long-term drug exposure.
This study found that standard decontamination procedures may not fully remove external contamination in post mortem hair specimens, complicating the interpretation of drug detection in such samples.
June 2014 in “Toxicologie analytique et clinique/Annales de toxicologie analytique” This review discusses the increasing importance of hair analysis in forensic toxicology and highlights the complexities in interpreting results due to external contamination and regional collection differences, but reports no new findings.
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April 1972 in “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” Hair chromium levels reflect nutritional status after standard washing.
December 2002 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Dermatology” This study investigated a potential link between male pattern baldness and Pityrosporum group fungal contamination but found no significant statistical association.