Alcohol-related advice for veterans affairs primary care patients: Who gets it? Who gives it?

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 621-630

  Burman, Marcia L ^a,b   Kivlahan, Daniel ^a,c   Buchbinder, Mara ^a,d   Broglio, Kristine ^a,b,e   Zhou, Xiao H ^a,b   Merrill, Joseph O ^a,b,f   McDonell, Mary B ^a   Fihn, Stephan D ^a   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SOLDIER;

EID: 6044272870     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.621     Document Type: Article

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