Improved diagnostic classification of alcohol abusers by combining carbohydrate-deficient transferrin and γ-glutamyltransferase

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 681-685

  Sillanaukee, P ^a   Olsson, U ^a  

^a FIT Biotech Oyj Plc   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME;

EID: 0035063271     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.4.681     Document Type: Article

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