Sensitivity of commercial Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG) testing in screening for alcohol abstinence

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-320

  Wojcik, Mark H ^a   Hawthorne, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 37448999683     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm014     Document Type: Article

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