Using screening scores to provide feedback to patients on their alcohol-related risks: the association between AUDIT-C scores and average consumption and health outcomes
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Introduction This study integrates two lines of research on the AUDIT-C: a study which estimated average alcohol consumption at each AUDIT-C score using national U.S. population data, and a set of studies which evaluated the association of AUDIT-C scores with alcohol-related health outcomes. This presentation synthesizes results from these studies to depict the association between 1) AUDIT-C scores, and 2) mean daily alcohol consumption as well as adverse alcohol-related health outcomes.
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013