Application of linear discriminant analysis to the biochemical and haematological differentiation of opiate addicts from healthy subjects: A case-control study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-455

  Diaz Flores Estevez J F ^a   Diaz Flores Estevez F ^b   Hernandez Calzadilla C ^b   Rodriguez Rodriguez E M ^c   Diaz Romero C ^c   Serra Majem, L ^d  

^a Asoc de Coop Juvenil San Miguel   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemical and haematological parameters; Blood samples; Detoxification treatment; Discriminant analysis; Methadone maintenance treatment program; Opiate addicts

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; METHADONE; OPIATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; SELENIUM; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BINDING COMPETITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLASSIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; HEMATOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OPIATE ADDICTION; SEROLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMINS;

EID: 1842527953     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601827     Document Type: Article

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