Scores on the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test given to active-duty Navy enlisted men indicated alcoholism in 97% of diagnosed alcoholics, in 31% of men hospitalized on medical wards and 33% on surgical wards, and in 22% of hospital corpsmen.
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