@article{ref1,
title="Utility of liver function tests for screening "alcohol abusers" who are not severely dependent on alcohol",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="1999",
author="Sobell, L. C. and Agrawal, S. and Sobell, M. B.",
volume="34",
number="12",
pages="1723-1732",
abstract="This study evaluated the utility of using liver function tests to identify low dependence outpatient &quot;alcohol abusers&quot; (N = 253) and for evaluating changes in their drinking over the course of treatment. Despite drinking at levels considered to pose a health risk (i.e., drinking on 72% of all days in the year prior to treatment and averaging 6.3 drinks per drinking day), nearly two-thirds had normal liver function tests at treatment entry. It is concluded that for problem drinkers the cost of using liver function tests outweighs the benefits.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}