title: Self-report and biomarker alcohol screening by primary care physicians: the need to translate research into guidelines and practice.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess knowledge and use of alcohol self-report and biomarker screening by physicians.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-eight primary care physicians were surveyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Knowledge of MCV and GGT was as good as that for non-biomarker screening tools (CAGE, AUDIT) although use was significantly less. Knowledge and use of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) was extremely low.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Little translation of alcohol biomarker research into guidelines for primary care medicine has occurred. Most physicians report they would utilize these tests more frequently with additional knowledge about availability and use.
authors.affiliation: Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, P.O. Box 250861, Charleston 29425, USA. millerpm@musc.edu
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ornstein
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Nietert
authors.forename: Raymond F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Anton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010821:Physicians, Family; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers