Assessment of alcohol consumption by mailed questionnaire in epidemiological studies: Evaluation of misclassification using a dietary history interview and biochemical markers

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 493-501

  Carlsson, Sofia ^a,f   Hammar, Niklas ^a   Hakala, Paula ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^c,d   Marniemi, Jukka ^b   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^e  

^a Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; Gamma glutamyl transferrase; Interview; Mean corpuscular volume; Misclassification; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0042805256     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024694816036     Document Type: Article

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