Screening for alcohol problems in the U.S. General population: Comparison of the CAGE, RAPS4, and RAPS4-QF by gender, ethnicity, and service utilization

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1686-1691

  Cherpitel, Cheryl J ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036861085     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2002.tb02471.x     Document Type: Article

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