Television-supported self-help for problem drinkers: A randomized pragmatic trial

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 451-457

  Kramer, Jeannet ^a   Riper, Heleen ^a,b   Lemmers, Lex ^a   Conijn, Barbara ^a   van Straten, Annemieke ^b   Smit, Filip ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Problem drinking; Randomized trial; Self help; Television support

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEVISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60749091423     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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