Validation and comparison of alcohol-screening instruments for identifying hazardous drinking in hospitalized patients in Taiwan

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 577-582

  Wu, Shu I ^a,b   Huang, Hui Chun ^a,b   Liu, Shen Ing ^a,b   Huang, Chiu Rong ^a   Sun, Fang Ju ^a   Chang, Yse Yun ^a,b   Shih, Shou Chuan ^a   Jeng, Kuo Shyang ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST 3; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST 4; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST C; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAGE TEST; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICHIGAN ALCOHOLISM SCREENING TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHEDULE FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS IN NEUROPSYCHAITRY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; TWEAK TEST; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 51749095657     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agn036     Document Type: Article

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