Brief interventions in dependent drinkers: A comparative prospective analysis in two hospitals

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-440

  Cobain, Kathryn ^a   Owens, Lynn ^a   Kolamunnage Dona, Ruwanthi ^a   Fitzgerald, Richard ^a   Gilmore, Ian ^a   Pirmohamed, Munir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL SPECIALIST NURSE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TOOL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRIEF INTERVENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NURSING INTERVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79958791967     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr044     Document Type: Article

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