Accuracy of quantity-frequency and graduated frequency questionnaires in measuring alcohol intake: Comparison with daily diary and commonly used laboratory markers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 573-576

  Poikolainen, Kari ^a,b   Podkletnova, Irina ^c   Alho, Hannu ^b,d  

^a Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0036854711     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/37.6.573     Document Type: Article

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