Screening for alcohol problems in the U.S. general population: A comparison of the CAGE and TWEAK by gender, ethnicity, and services utilization

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 705-711

  Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032792020     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.705     Document Type: Article

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