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Measurement and Interpretation of Drinking Behavior I. On Measuring Patterns of Alcohol Consumption. II. Relationships Between Drinking Behavior and Social Adjustment in a Sample of Problem Drinkers

Richard S. Bowman, Leonard I. Stein, Joseph R. Newton

SUMMARY. Different systems for measuring drinking behavior were reviewed and compared. A revised system based on volume and pattern was devised, and its utility in predicting social adjustment was tested.