The ability of single screening questions for unhealthy alcohol and other drug use to identify substance dependence in primary care

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-157

  Saitz, Richard ^a,b,c   Cheng, Debbie M ^a,b,c   Allensworth Davies, Donald ^d   Winter, Michael R ^c   Smith, Peter C ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901683156     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.153     Document Type: Article

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