Mean-weekly alcohol questions are not recommended for clinical work

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 308-311

  Tuunanen, Mervi ^a   Aalto, Mauri ^b   Seppä, Kaija ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; HEALTH; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84877120494     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt018     Document Type: Article

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