The importance and difficulty of drug research in developing countries: A report from Kabul as timely reminder

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 802-804

  Westermeyer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPIN 2 ONE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; POLITICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED NATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; AGED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 3042704600     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00777.x     Document Type: Editorial

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