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How to appraise an article on diagnosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
In our evidence-based journal club we appraised an article investigating the use of the CAGE questions in screening psychiatric populations for alcohol misuse. We calculated a likelihood ratio of four for a score of two or more positive CAGE questions, suggesting the CAGE is a moderately useful screening instrument.
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- Evidence-based psychiatry
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- Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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