The effectiveness of web-based interventions designed to decrease alcohol consumption - A systematic review

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-26

  Bewick, Bridgette M ^a   Trusler, Karen ^a   Barkham, Michael ^c   Hill, Andrew J ^a   Cahill, Jane ^b   Mulhern, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief interventions; Personalized feedback; Systematic review; Web based

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45449115353     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.01.005     Document Type: Review

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