An evaluation of the role of ROC plots in the prediction of heroin use from total codeine and total morphine concentrations in urine

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 487-492

  O'Neal, Carol L ^a,b   Poklis, Alphonse ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG USE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; URINE;

EID: 0031666945     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.6.487     Document Type: Article

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