Use of Alcohol Screening and Brief Interventions in Primary Care Settings: Implementation and Barriers

Substance Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Barry, Kristen L ^a,c   Blow, Frederic C ^a   Willenbring, Mark ^b   McCormick, Richard ^b   Brockmann, Laurie M ^b   Visnic, Stephanie ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol screening; Brief interventions; Primary care; Substance abuse prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 1842734485     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J465v25n01_05     Document Type: Article

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