Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin: Marker of actual alcohol consumption or chronic alcohol misuse?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 646-650

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Kliniken des Kreises Pinneberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TRANSFERRIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0031766996     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/33.6.646     Document Type: Article

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