Excessive drinking - Brief intervention by a primary health care nurse: A randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 188-193

  Tomson, Ylva ^a   Romelsjö, Anders ^a   Åberg, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; General practice; Nurse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031681158     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134398750003160     Document Type: Article

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