Acceptability and effect of a community-based alcohol education program in rural Sri Lanka

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-256

  Siriwardhana, P ^a   Dawson, A H ^a,b   Abeyasinge, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY BASED ALCOHOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RURAL POPULATION; SRI LANKA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874029405     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags116     Document Type: Article

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