A cross-national trial of brief interventions with heavy drinkers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 948-955

  Babor, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LIVER FUNCTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029957139     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.7.948     Document Type: Article

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