The alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) and its derivatives in screening for heavy drinking among the elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 881-885

  Aalto, Mauri ^a,b   Alho, Hannu ^a,c   Halme, Jukka T ^a   Seppä, Kaija ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

alcohol diagnoses; binge drinking; questionnaire; TLFB

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80051883605     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2498     Document Type: Article

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