Value of ethyl glucuronide in plasma as a biomarker for recent alcohol consumption in the emergency room

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431-435

  Neumann, Tim ^a   Helander, Anders ^b   Dahl, Helen ^b   Holzmann, Tilly ^a   Neuner, Bruno ^a   Weiß Gerlach, Edith ^a   Müller, Christian ^a   Spies, Claudia ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HANGOVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHANOL; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCURONATES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 47049125280     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn035     Document Type: Article

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