Longitudinal comparison of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and gamma-glutamyl transferase: Complementary markers of excessive alcohol consumption

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-107

  Helander, Anders ^a   Carlsson, Annette Voltaire ^a   Borg, Stefan ^a  

^a ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHOL; ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029871309     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008106     Document Type: Article

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