Concurrent validity of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT)

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-50

  De Silva, Prasantha ^a   Jayawardana, Pushpa ^b   Pathmeswaran, A ^b  

^a Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE INTERNATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED MAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37749005388     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm061     Document Type: Article

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