The acceptability to Aboriginal Australians of a family-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 328-332

  Calabria, Bianca ^a   Clifford, Anton ^b   Shakeshaft, Anthony ^a   Allan, Julaine ^c   Bliss, Donna ^d   Doran, Christopher ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Yoorana Gunya Family Violence Healing Centre   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Indigenous health service; Program acceptability

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876446235     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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