A comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test.

@article{Yudko2007ACR,
  title={A comprehensive review of the psychometric properties of the Drug Abuse Screening Test.},
  author={Errol Yudko and Olga Lozhkina and A. Fouts},
  journal={Journal of substance abuse treatment},
  year={2007},
  volume={32 2},
  pages={
          189-98
        }
}
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