Effects of insight level on the sensitivity of alcoholism screening tests in alcohol dependent patients

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 523-528

  Cho, Kyu Chol ^a   Kim, Jong Sung ^a   Jung, Jin Gyu ^a   Kim, Sung Soo ^a   Lee, Jeong Gil ^a   Choi, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Audit; Cage; False negative; Hais; Insight; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650761659     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.7.523     Document Type: Article

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