Hazardous alcohol use and receipt of risk-reduction counseling among U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1686-1693

  Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b,c   Elter, John R ^d,e   Jones Jr , Everett R ^a,b,c   Kudler, Harold ^a,b,c   Straits Tröster, Kristy ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e Office of Quality and Performance Durham Office

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 57349095974     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n1103     Document Type: Article

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