Inconsistencies between alcohol screening results based on AUDIT-C scores and reported drinking on the AUDIT-C questions: Prevalence in two US national samples

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Delaney, Kate E ^c   Lee, Amy K ^a,e   Lapham, Gwen T ^a,e   Rubinsky, Anna D ^d,f   Chavez, Laura J ^a,b   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b,d,e  

^a Center of Innovation for Veteran Centered and Value Driven Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol screening; AUDIT C; Brief intervention; Heavy episodic drinking; Unhealthy alcohol use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907786444     PISSN: 19400632     EISSN: 19400640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-9-2     Document Type: Article

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