Accuracy of self-reported drinking: Observational verification of 'last occasion' drink estimates of young adults

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 709-713

  Northcote, Jeremy ^a,b   Livingston, Michael ^c,d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 80054956071     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr138     Document Type: Article

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