Effectiveness of a proactive mail-based alcohol internet intervention for university students: Dismantling the assessment and feedback components in a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Bendtsen, Preben ^a   McCambridge, Jim ^b   Bendtsen, Marcus ^a,c   Karlsson, Nadine ^a   Nilsen, Per ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Proactive intervention; University students; Web based intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERNET; POSTAL SERVICE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872482283     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2062     Document Type: Article

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