Epidemiological methods for research with drug misusers: Review of methods for studying prevalence and morbidity

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-215

  Dunn, John ^a,b   Ferri, Cleusa P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiological methods; Street drugs

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033111455     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89101999000200013     Document Type: Article

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