Under-reporting of alcohol consumption in household surveys: A comparison of quantity-frequency, graduated-frequency and recent recall

Addiction

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1024-1033

  Stockwell, Tim ^a   Donath, Susan ^b   Cooper Stanbury, Mark ^c   Chikritzhs, Tanya ^a   Catalano, Paul ^a   Mateo, Cid ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Turning Point Alcohol Drug Ctr Inc   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Australia; Standard drinks; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; WEIGHT; AGED; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 7444257311     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00815.x     Document Type: Review

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