Meta-analysis: Are 3 questions enough to detect unhealthy alcohol use?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 879-888

  Kriston, Levente ^a   Hölzel, Lars ^a   Weiser, Ann Kristin ^a   Berner, Michael M ^a   Härter, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58049218886     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-12-200812160-00007     Document Type: Review

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