Screening for alcohol problems in primary care: A systematic review

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1977-1989

  Fiellin, David A ^a   Reid, M Carrington ^a,b   O'Connor, Patrick G ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0034631865     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.160.13.1977     Document Type: Article

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