Preventing injuries through interventions for problem drinking: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 609-621

  Dinh Zarr, Tho ^a   Diguiseppi, Carolyn ^b   Heitman, Elizabeth ^a   Roberts, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FALLING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ALCOHOLISM; DATABASES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032780268     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.4.609     Document Type: Article

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