Clinical application of ethyl glucuronide testing in the U.S. Army

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-44

  Lande, R Gregory ^a,b   Marin, Barbara ^a   Chang, Audrey S ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 13826 Bison Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; military; monitoring; screening

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651350480     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2010.531664     Document Type: Article

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