A systematic review and meta-analysis of health care utilization outcomes in alcohol screening and brief intervention trials

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-294

  Bray, Jeremy W ^a   Cowell, Alexander J ^a   Hinde, Jesse M ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

health care utilization; meta analysis; screening and brief intervention; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951681354     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318203624f     Document Type: Review

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