The validity of the brief Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (bMAST) as a problem drinking severity measure

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 771-779

  Connor, Jason P ^a,b   Grier, Maree ^a,b   Feeney, Gerald F X ^a   Young, Ross McD ^a,c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 34548730431     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.771     Document Type: Article

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