Validation of the bayesian alcoholism test compared to single biomarkers in detecting harmful drinking

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 398-402

  Korzec, Sanne ^a   Korzec, Alex ^b   Conigrave, Katherine ^c,d   Gisolf, Janneke ^e   Tabakoff, Boris ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BAYESIAN ALCOHOLISM TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 67650224364     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp011     Document Type: Article

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