Utility of liver function tests for screening 'alcohol abusers' who are not severely dependent on alcohol

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1723-1732

  Sobell, Linda C ^a,b   Agrawal, Sangeeta ^c   Sobell, Mark B ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol misusers; Liver function tests; Problem drinkers; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0032822583     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039424     Document Type: Article

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