Self-report of drinking compared to objective markers of alcohol consumption

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-58

  Whitford, Jennifer L ^a   Widner, Sabina C ^b   Mellick, Davis ^b   Elkins, Ralph L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Biological markers; Relapse; Self report; Veteran population

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RELAPSE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; VETERAN;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERANCE; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 65549111836     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802295212     Document Type: Article

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