Emergency department evaluation of a rapid assay for detection of cocaine metabolites in urine specimens

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-115

  Belfer, Robert A ^a,c   Klein, Bruce L ^a   Boenning, Douglas A ^a   Soldin, Steven J ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; drug testing; immunoassay

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCAINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0029961573     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199604000-00013     Document Type: Article

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