Controlled drinking, harm reduction and their roles in the response to alcohol-related problems

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-18

  Heather, Nick ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Brief interventions; Controlled drinking; Harm reduction; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645143111     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350500489170     Document Type: Review

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