Is there an epidemic of drug misuse in Brazil? A review of the epidemiologic evidence (1977-1988)

A critical review is presented of methods and findings of epidemiological studies on drug use carried out in Brazil. Studies of the first phase (1977-1986) suffered from serious flaws but tended to produce inflated rates, as compared to studies conducted after 1987, which used better case definition...

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Published in:	International journal of the addictions Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 355
Main Authors:	de Almeida-Filho, N, Santana, V S, Pinto, I M, de Carvalho-Neto, J A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1991
Subjects:	Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Incidence Street Drugs Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology Brazil
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