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Validation of the Veterans Alcoholism Screening Test

Kathryn Magruder-Habib, Katherine E. Harris, Glynn G. Fraker

SUMMARY. Based on a sample of 118 pairs of ambulatory care patients and their relatives, the Veterans Alcoholism Screening Test was found to be a more valid, useful, and accurate indicator of alcoholism than the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test when distinguishing between current and former alcoholics.