Brief interventions for at-risk drinking: Patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness in managed care organizations

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 624-631

  Babor, Thomas F ^a   Higgins Biddle, John C ^a,b   Dauder, Deborah ^a,b   Burleson, Joseph A ^a,b   Zarkin, Gary A ^a,b   Bray, Jeremy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750996432     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl078     Document Type: Article

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