Screening and brief intervention for risky alcohol consumption in the workplace: Results of a 1-year randomized controlled study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-257

  Hermansson, Ulric ^a   Helander, Anders ^a   Brandt, Lena ^a   Huss, Anders ^b   Rönnberg, Sten ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Occupational Health Service Department   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Institute of Applied Behaviour Analysis   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; TRANSFERRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951903168     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agq021     Document Type: Article

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