Methods for estimating prevalence of opiate use as an aid to policy and planning

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 131-150

  Comiskey, C M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ireland; Opiate use; Policy; Prevalence estimation

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IRELAND; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0035059670     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-100000232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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