The public health and brief interventions for excessive alcohol consumption: The British experience

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 857-868

  Heather, Nick ^a  

^a Centre for Alcohol and Drug Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 0030296103     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(96)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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