Outcome studies of brief alcohol intervention in general practice: The problem of lost subjects

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1699-1704

  Edwards, Adrian G K ^a   Rollnick, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ALCOHOLISM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0031456177     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02890.x     Document Type: Article

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