Public Health
Studies from Public Health Institute, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research provide new data on public health
Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 7th, 2006
New investigation results, "Effectiveness of structured questionnaires for screening heavy drinking in middle-aged women," are detailed in a study published in Alcoholism. "There is a need for an effective and feasible alcohol screening instrument. The aim of the study was to evaluate how the abbreviated versions of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire perform in comparison with the original AUDIT and what the optimal cutoffs are when screening for heavy drinking among women," scientists in Helsinki, Finland report.
"All the 40-year-old women in the city of Tampere, Finland, are invited yearly for a health screening. From 1 year, data from...
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