TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Utility of liver function tests for screening "alcohol abusers" who are not severely dependent on alcohol
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Sobell, L. C.
A1  - Agrawal, S.
A1  - Sobell, M. B.
SP  - 1723
EP  - 1732
VL  - 34
IS  - 12
N2  - This study evaluated the utility of using liver function tests to identify low dependence outpatient "alcohol abusers" (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -