Randomized Controlled Trial of Mailed Personalized Feedback for Problem Drinkers in the Emergency Department: The Short-Term Impact

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-531

  Havard, Alys ^a   Shakeshaft, Anthony P ^a   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,b   Doran, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Cost effectiveness; Emergency department; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL SERVICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 84857506411     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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