The factor structure of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 474-479

  Doyle, Suzanne R ^a   Donovan, Dennis M ^b   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; MODEL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCREENING;

ALCOHOL;

EID: 34248191669     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.474     Document Type: Article

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