An evaluation of brief correspondence programs for problem drinkers

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 641-656

  Kavanagh, David J ^a   Sitharthan, Thiagarajan ^b   Spilsbury, Georgina ^b   Vignaendra, Sumitra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033509504     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(99)80030-6     Document Type: Article

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