Hair analysis versus conventional methods of drug testing in substance abusers seeking organ transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1305-1311

  Haller, D L ^a,b   Acosta, M C ^b,c   Lewis, D ^d   Miles, D R ^e   Schiano, T ^f   Shapiro, P A ^b   Gomez, J ^a   Sabag Cohen, S ^a   Newville, H ^a,g  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d US Drug Testing Laboratories   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Drug testing; Substance abuse; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COCAINE; DRUG USERS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77951211207     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03090.x     Document Type: Article

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