Measuring quantity, frequency, and volume of drinking

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol Consumption; Frequency; Measurement; Quantity; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031919991     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb04368.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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