Validating alcohol screening scores as measures of change
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Introduction Evaluation of SBI implementation requires validated measures for monitoring drinking outcomes. The AUDIT-C is a validated alcohol screen, but the AUDIT-C’s validity as a measure of changes in drinking is unknown. This study evaluated whether changes in AUDIT-C scores at repeat annual screening have predictive validity in patients with and without documented BI (which could motivate underreporting at follow-up).
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013