A Validation study of the brief alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT): A brief screening tool derived from the audit

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-18

  So, Kyungseop ^a   Sung, Eunju ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Mass screening; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875289276     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2013.34.1.11     Document Type: Article

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