Costs of alcohol screening and brief intervention in medical settings: A review of the literature

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 911-919

  Bray, Jeremy W ^a   Zarkin, Gary A ^a   Hinde, Jesse M ^a   Mills, Michael J ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 84867617436     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2012.73.911     Document Type: Article

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