Accuracy of cardbohydrate-deficient transferrin in the detection of excessive alcohol consumption: A systematic review

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-85

  Koch, Hèlen ^a   Meerkerk, Gert Jan ^b   Zaat, Joost O M ^c   Ham, Maria F ^a   Scholten, Rob J P M ^a   Assendelft, Willem J J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Addiction Research Institute Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^c General Practitioner   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; CARBOHYDRATE-DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC; VALIDATION PROCESS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; BLOOD;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 1642388323     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh031     Document Type: Review

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