Urine drug testing is still an invaluable resource for primary care

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 420-

  Reisfield, Gary M ^a   Graham, Noni A ^a   Gold, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

DEATH; DRUG SCREENING; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE; DRUG MONITORING; NOTE; PAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; URINALYSIS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77957331947     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-6-201009210-00018     Document Type: Letter

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