Screening for alcohol problems in the military: Recommended tests

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-12

  Allen, John P ^a   Fertig, Joanne B ^a   Cross, Gerald M ^b   Litten, Raye Z ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b 86Th Combat Support Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER;

EID: 0031885922     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.1.9     Document Type: Article

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