Commentary on 'The research translation problem: Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care - Real world evidence supports theory'

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-90

  Klimas, Jan ^a,b   Field, Catherine Anne ^a   Barry, Joe ^c,d   Bury, Gerard ^a   Keenan, Eamon ^e   Lyons, Suzi ^f   Smyth, Bobby ^c,e   Cullen, Walter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Department of Public Health ^*  (Ireland)

^e Addiction Service   (Ireland)

^f HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD   (Ireland)

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EID: 84255171330     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2011.577462     Document Type: Note

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