title: Comparison of alcoholism prevalence rates obtained by survey and indirect estimators.
abstract: Prevalence rates obtained by the Ledermann consumption model and the Jellinek estimation formula are similar to the rate of "heavy--escape drinking" obtained by a suvey using a quantity--frequency index and questions about "escape drinking".
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires