title: Consequences of retrospective measurement of alcohol consumption.
abstract: Estimates of the effects of forgetting on the results of retrospective interviews varied according to the measures of past and present consumption--absolute alcohol or Quantity-Frequency-Variability scores.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008722:Methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States