Trends in positive drug tests, United States Air Force, fiscal years 1997-1999

Military Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 499-504

  Grayson, J Kevin ^a   Gibson, Roger L ^a   Shanklin, Shari L ^a   Neuhauser, Katerina M ^a   McGhee, Charles ^b  

^a Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544274757     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.169.7.499     Document Type: Article

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