Meta-analysis of randomized control trials addressing brief interventions in heavy alcohol drinkers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 274-283

  Wilk, Alev I ^a,b   Jensen, Norman M ^a   Havighurst, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

brief clinical interventions; heavy drinking; meta analysis; qualitative analysis; randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STATISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030984810     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.012005274.x     Document Type: Article

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