@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of questionnaire and biochemical markers to detect alcohol abuse in a West Indian population",
journal="Alcohol and alcoholism",
year="1991",
author="Pileire, B. and Bredent-Bangou, J. and Valentino, M.",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="353-359",
abstract="This study bears upon the respective validity of biochemical markers and questionnaires to detect alcohol abuse in a population with a high rate of alcohol-linked neurological complications. GammaGT and apoprotein AII were the most powerful of eight studied biochemical markers in detecting two-thirds of excessive drinkers. The CAGE questionnaire identified 74% of moderate drinkers and 94% of excessive drinkers with a life style and patterns of alcohol consumption different from previously tested target populations. The joint association of the CAGE questionnaire and apoprotein AII detected more than 9 out of 10 moderate or excessive drinkers defined on the basis of a quantity-frequency grid.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-0414",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}