Addressing alcohol problems in primary care: A cluster randomized, controlled trial of a systems intervention - The screening and intervention in primary care (SIP) study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 372-382

  Saitz, Richard ^a   Horton, Nicholas J ^b   Sullivan, Lisa M ^b   Moskowitz, Mark A ^b   Samet, Jeffrey H ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0037418554     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-138-5-200303040-00006     Document Type: Article

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