Screening properties of questionnaires and laboratory tests for the detection of alcohol abuse or dependence in a general practice population

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 464, 2001, Pages

  Aertgeerts, B ^a   Buntinx, F ^a   Ansoms, S ^a   Fevery, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Cross sectional study, alcohol abuse; Screening questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035096181     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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