Measurement of direct ethanol metabolites suggests higher rate of alcohol use among pregnant women than found with the AUDIT-a pilot study in a population-based sample of Swedish women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 407.e1-407.e5

  Wurst, Friedrich Martin ^a,b   Kelso, Erika ^c   Weinmann, Wolfgang ^d   Pragst, Fritz ^e   Yegles, Michel ^f   Sundström Poromaa, Inger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

alcohol; Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; direct ethanol metabolites; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL SULFATE; FATTY ACID ESTER; GLUCURONIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METABOLITE; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 41349105693     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.801     Document Type: Article

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