Diagnostic usefulness of brief versions of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for detecting hazardous drinkers in primary care settings

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 305-308

  Gomez A ^a,b   Conde, A ^a   Santana, J M ^a   Jorrin A ^a  

^a Family Medicine   (Spain)

^b Apartamento 410 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 18244362037     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2005.66.305     Document Type: Article

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