Abstract
Alcohol abuse has significant medical, social and socioeconomic consequences. Alcohol biomarkers may serve as a useful tool in identifying individuals with excessive alcohol consumption in medical as well as medico-legal contexts.
MeSH terms
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Alcohol Drinking / blood*
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Alcoholism / diagnosis*
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Biomarkers / analysis*
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Glucuronates / urine
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Glycerophospholipids / blood
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Humans
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Reference Standards
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Transferrin / analogs & derivatives
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Transferrin / analysis
Substances
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Biomarkers
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Glucuronates
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Glycerophospholipids
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Transferrin
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carbohydrate-deficient transferrin
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phosphatidylethanol
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ethyl glucuronide