Factors affecting the discriminant function analysis of blood chemistry profiles

Alcohol

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-166

  Welte, John W ^a   Chan, Arthur W K ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics; Blood chemistry profiles; Discriminant function analysis; General population; Heavy drinkers; Primary care outpatients; TWEAK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030937070     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-8329(97)83139-4     Document Type: Article

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