Brief Physician Advice for Alcohol Problems in Older Adults: A Randomized Community-Based Trial

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 378-384

  Fleming, Michael F ^a,d   Manwell, Linda Baier ^a   Barry, Kristen Lawton ^b   Adams, Wendy ^c   Stauffacher, Ellyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Counseling; Health resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 0033125815     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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