title: Rethinking the measurement of drinking patterns.
abstract: The importance of precision and depth of measurement in studies on drinking patterns is discussed. A technique in which questions about drinking during different time periods are asked in one retrospective interview is offered as a reliable method.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012106:Research; D014481:United States