Biomarkers of alcohol use: Their nature, strengths, and limitations

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Allen, John P ^a   Marques, Paul ^a   Wurst, Friedrich ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRENATAL CARE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749139692     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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