Assessment methods for alcohol consumption, prevalence of high risk drinking and harm: a sensitivity analysis
Author(s) -
J. Rehm,
Tom K. Greenfield,
Groesbeck Walsh,
Xiaodi Xie,
Lynda S. Robson,
Eric Single
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.2.219
Subject(s) - environmental health , epidemiology , medicine , alcohol consumption , harm , cross sectional study , demography , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , alcohol , psychology , biology , social psychology , biochemistry , pathology , sociology
There are no standardized ways to assess alcohol consumption in epidemiological studies. The main objective of the present study was to compare three widely used methods for assessing alcohol consumption with respect to resulting prevalence estimates for high risk drinking and harm as defined by morbidity and mortality indicators.
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