Brief approaches to alcohol screening: Practical alternatives for primary care

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 881-883

  Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b   Kivlahan, Daniel R ^a,c   Williams, Emily C ^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)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649444296     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1014-9     Document Type: Editorial

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