ERIC Number: EJ361897
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Publication Date: 1987
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The Sociological and Mathematical Implications of Mandatory Urine Tests for Drug Use in the Work Force.
Campbell, Janell; Campbell, Richard
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v18 n4 p14-16 Aug-Sep 1987
Mandatory drug testing of workers will create problems due to the low predictive ability of urinalysis. The predictive value of drug testing in populations of low drug incidence is illustrated using Bayes' Theorem. (MT)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Employment Practices, Illegal Drug Use, Screening Tests, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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