Predictive value of MCV for hazardous drinking in the community

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-87

  Peach, H G ^b   Bath, N E ^b   Farish, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol surveys; MCV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEGALOCYTOSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0030790321     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1997.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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