Is Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) or Its Shorter Versions More Useful to Identify Risky Drinkers in a Chinese Population? A Diagnostic Study

Benjamin H. K. Yip; Roger Y. Chung; Vincent C. H. Chung; Jean Kim; Iris W. T. Chan; Martin C. S. Wong; Samuel Y. S. Wong; Sian M. Griffiths

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117721

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Is Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) or Its Shorter Versions More Useful to Identify Risky Drinkers in a Chinese Population? A Diagnostic Study

Benjamin H. K. Yip,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Roger Y. Chung,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Vincent C. H. Chung ,

* E-mail: vchung@cuhk.edu.hk

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Jean Kim,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Iris W. T. Chan,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Martin C. S. Wong,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Samuel Y. S. Wong,

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Sian M. Griffiths

Affiliation Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Address: 4/F, School of Public Health Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Is Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) or Its Shorter Versions More Useful to Identify Risky Drinkers in a Chinese Population? A Diagnostic Study

Benjamin H. K. Yip,
Roger Y. Chung,
Vincent C. H. Chung,
Jean Kim,
Iris W. T. Chan,
Martin C. S. Wong,
Samuel Y. S. Wong,
Sian M. Griffiths

Published: March 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117721

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