Evaluation of two biological markers combined as a parameter of alcohol dependency

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 731-737

  Huseby, Nils Erik ^a   Nilssen, Odd ^a   Kanitz, Rolf Dieter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031453719     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008323     Document Type: Article

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