Carbohydrate‐Deficient Transferrin and γ‐Glutamyltransferase as Markers of Heavy Alcohol Consumption: Gender Differences

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 747-754

  Anton, Raymond F ^a   Moak, Darlene H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; CDT; Gender; GGT; Tests

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEMPERANCE; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0028283624     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1994.tb00941.x     Document Type: Article

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