Capture-recapture estimates of the local and national prevalence of problem drug use in Scotland

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 203-210

  Hay, Gordon ^a   Gannon, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine use; Capture recapture; Opiate use; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; POLICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33744505554     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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