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Murine Drinking Models in the Development of Pharmacotherapies for Alcoholism: Drinking in the Dark and Two-bottle Choice
Published on: January 7, 2019
[Alcohol problems in general practice--the value of biological markers]
1Unité d'alcoologie, Policlinique médicale universitaire, Lausanne. hedi.decrey@hospvd.ch
Abstract:
The daily practice of primary care physicians includes the frequent encounter with patients suffering from alcohol problems. Among these are the identification and treatment of the alcohol dependent patient, but also the identification of and counseling for the excessive alcohol drinker. Biological indicators such as the new marker Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (CDT), can be of some help in the field. They may be used as case finding tools for suspected excessive alcohol drinking or dependence, but also as a monitoring tool for the patient under treatment. The markers may be used in this way as a bio-feedback and/or as a compliance assessment instrument.
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