Do you really need that emergency drug screen?

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-291

  Tenenbein, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Poisoning; Urine drug screen

Indexed keywords

GATIFLOXACIN; PHENCYCLIDINE; TRAMADOL;

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; ADDICTION; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POISONING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67649226120     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650902907798     Document Type: Review

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