Alcohol
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 189-194 , November 2001

Sensitivity and specificity of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in drinking experiments and different patients

  • Henriette Walter

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    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Ines Hertling

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    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Norbert Benda

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    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Barbara König

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    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Katrin Ramskogler

      Affiliations

    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Anita Riegler

      Affiliations

    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Brigitte Semler

      Affiliations

    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Ali Zoghlami

      Affiliations

    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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  • Otto M Lesch

      Affiliations

    • University of Vienna, Department of Psychiatry, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Anton Proksch Institute, Mackgasse 7 – 11, A-1237 Vienna, Austria

Received 18 January 2001 ,Revised 20 August 2001 ,Accepted 17 September 2001.

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