Estimating prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence in one general hospital: An approach to reduce sample selection bias

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 786-794

  John, Ulrich ^a   Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^b   Hapke, Ulfert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELECTION BIAS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032834818     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.5.786     Document Type: Article

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