Age-related changes on serum GGT activity and the assessment of ethanol intake

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 522-527

  Puukka, Katri ^a   Hietala, Johanna ^a   Koivisto, Heidi ^a   Anttila, Petra ^a   Bloigu, Risto ^b   Niemelä, Onni ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33748769507     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl052     Document Type: Article

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