Methylphenidate produces a false-positive urine amphetamine screen

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 401-

  Manzi, Shannon ^a   Law, Terence ^a   Shannon, Michael W ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; OPIATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0036796359     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200210000-00019     Document Type: Letter

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