Effectiveness of the CAGE questionnaire, gamma-glutamyltransferase and mean corpuscular volume of red blood cells as markers for alcohol-related problems in the workplace

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 772-781

  do Amaral, Ricardo Abrantes ^a   Malbergier, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol related disorders; Biological markers; CAGE; Screening; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAGE QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 41249099145     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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