Utility of biological markers during outpatient treatment of alcohol- dependent subjects: Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin responds to moderate changes in alcohol consumption

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1343-1346

  Huseby, Nils Erik ^a   Bjordal, Einar ^b   Nilssen, Odd ^a   Barth, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Stiftelsen Bergensklinikkene   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependency; Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin; Outpatient Treatments

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030864622     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb04458.x     Document Type: Article

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