The Swiss Hidden Population Study: Practical and methodological aspects of data collection by privileged access interviewers

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-334

  Kuebler, Daniel ^a   Hausser, Dominique ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SWITZERLAND; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COCAINE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEROIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030894560     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb03202.x     Document Type: Article

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