Comparison of ethyl glucuronide in hair with self-reported alcohol consumption

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-272

  Lees, Rosemary ^a   Kingston, Robert ^b   Williams, Tim M ^a   Henderson, Graeme ^a   Lingford Hughes, Anne ^a   Hickman, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b No 1 Pentwyn Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HAIR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84860260325     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags010     Document Type: Article

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