Predictors of response to brief intervention in general practice against long-term benzodiazepine use

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 519-527

  Heather, Nick ^a   Paton, Jennifer ^b   Ashton, Heather ^c  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brief intervention; General practice; Long term bezodiazepine use; Predictors of response; Stage of change

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054809924     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2011.569102     Document Type: Review

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