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Original Article

The Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) is as Good as the AUDIT to Screen Alcohol Use Disorders

Carolina Meneses-Gaya São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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José Alexandre S. Crippa São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antonio Waldo Zuardi São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Sonia Regina Loureiro São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Jaime E. C. Hallak São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Clarissa Trzesniak São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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João Paulo Machado De Sousa São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas São Paulo University, Neurosciences and Behavior; INCT Translational Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Roberto Molina Souza Sao Paulo University, Social Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Rocio Martín-Santos Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Neurosciences, Hospital Clinic, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Spain
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Pages 1542-1557 | Published online: 30 Jun 2010

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