On-line randomized controlled trial of an internet based psychologically enhanced intervention for people with hazardous alcohol consumption

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Wallace, Paul ^a   Murray, Elizabeth ^a   McCambridge, Jim ^b   Khadjesari, Zarnie ^a   White, Ian R ^c   Thompson, Simon G ^c   Kalaitzaki, Eleftheria ^d   Godfrey, Christine ^e   Linke, Stuart ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARDOUS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952365637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014740     Document Type: Article

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