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01-09-2013 | Meeting abstract
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
Authors:
Katharine A Bradley, Anna D Rubinsky, Emily C Williams, Gwen T Lapham, Carol Achtmeyer, Daniel R Kivlahan
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 1/2013
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Excerpt
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. …