Ethyl glucuronide in hair compared with traditional alcohol biomarkers - A pilot study of heavy drinkers referred to an alcohol detoxification unit

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 812-816

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Morini, Luca ^b   Polettini, Aldo ^c   Christophersen, Asbjørg ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Biomarker; EtG

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 64649091424     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00900.x     Document Type: Article

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