Does socio-economic status influence the acceptability of, attendance for, and outcome of, screening and brief interventions for alcohol misuse: A review

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 540-545

  Littlejohn, Christopher ^a  

^a Tayside Drug Problem Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33748854796     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl053     Document Type: Review

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