Feedback from recently returned veterans on an anonymous web-based brief alcohol intervention

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Lapham, Gwen T ^a,c   Hawkins, Eric J ^a,b   Chavez, Laura J ^a,c   Achtmeyer, Carol E ^a,b   Williams, Emily C ^a,c   Thomas, Rachel M ^a   Ludman, Evette J ^d   Kypri, Kypros ^e   Hunt, Stephen C ^c   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b,d  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Feedback; Internet; Iraq war; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ALCOHOLISM; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84873737000     PISSN: 19400632     EISSN: 19400640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-17     Document Type: Letter

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