Commentary on Nilsen etal. (2011): The importance of asking patients-the potential value of patient report of brief interventions

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1757-1759

  Bradley, Katharine A ^a   Johnson, M Laura ^b   Williams, Emily C ^b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Brief intervention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052742218     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03587.x     Document Type: Note

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