Comparison of AUDIT and CAGE questionnaires in screening for alcohol use disorders in elderly primary care outpatients

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 588-592

  Clay, Steven W ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; AUDIT; CAGE; Elderly; Geriatrics; Mass screening; Outpatients; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030780822     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1997.97.10.588     Document Type: Article

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