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Nordic Journal of Psychiatry Volume 73, 2019 - Issue 7
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Concurrent validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in relation to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) severity levels according to the brief DSM-5 AUD diagnostic assessment screener

Håkan KällménSTAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Stockholm, Sweden; ;Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Tobias H. ElgánSTAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Stockholm, Sweden; ;Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6406-4685View further author information
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Peter WennbergDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0013-2965View further author information
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Anne H. BermanCentre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Stockholm Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-0230View further author information
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Pages 397-400 | Received 29 Apr 2019, Accepted 08 Jul 2019, Published online: 26 Jul 2019

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