TY - JOUR T1 - Use of a questionnaire to obtain an alcohol history from those attending an inner city accident and emergency department. JF - Archives of Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 34 LP - 40 DO - 10.1136/emj.6.1.34 VL - 6 IS - 1 AU - T G Barrett AU - C H Vaughan Williams Y1 - 1989/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/6/1/34.abstract N2 - A screening questionnaire designed to take an alcohol history was used on 996 patients attending the London Hospital Accident and Emergency Department. Questions concerned with 'binge' drinking detected many problem drinkers who were not identified by questions on weekly alcohol intake or 'CAGE' questions. The relative increase in detection was particularly marked in women. ER -