Workplace drug testing in Italy - critical considerations

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 208-212

  Vignali, Claudia ^a   Stramesi, Cristiana ^a   Morini, Luca ^a   Pozzi, Fulvia ^a   Collo, Giancarlo ^a   Groppi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drugs of abuse; Italy; Workplace drug testing

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

DRUG ADDICTION; DRUG OF ABUSE; DRUG TESTING; HAIR ANALYSIS; ITALY; TREATMENT UNITS; URINE ANALYSIS; URINE SAMPLE; WORKERS'; WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SCREENING; EMPLOYEE; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE DRUG TESTING;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; ITALY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84876810118     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1458     Document Type: Article

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