A comparison of the alcohol use disorder identification test (Audit) in general population surveys in nine european countries

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Knibbe, Ronald A ^a   Derickx, Mieke ^a   Kuntsche, Sandra ^b   Grittner, Ulrike ^c   Bloomfield, Kim ^c,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROBLEMS   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GUILT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33749597334     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl072     Document Type: Article

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