Estimation of cocaine consumption in the community: A critical comparison of the results from three complimentary techniques

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Reid, Malcolm J ^a   Langford, Katherine H ^a   Grung, Merete ^a   Gjerde, Hallvard ^b   Amundsen, Ellen J ^c   Morland, Jorg ^b   Thomas, Kevin V ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Institute for Drug and Alcohol Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; HOMOCOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DRIVER; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEWAGE;

EID: 84873117033     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001637     Document Type: Article

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