The validity of self-reported opiate and cocaine use by out-of-treatment drug users

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 483-494

  Nelson, Deborah Brooks ^b   Kotranski, Lynne ^a   Semaan, Salaam ^b   Collier, Karyn ^b   Lauby, Jennifer ^b   Feighan, Kelly ^b   Halbert, Joan ^b  

^a Philadelphia Hlth Mgmt Corporation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031857254     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269802800210     Document Type: Article

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