Screening and brief interventions for hazardous and harmful alcohol use among hospital outpatients in South Africa: Results from a randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pengpid, Supa ^a,b   Peltzer, Karl ^b,c,d   Skaal, Linda ^a   Van Der Heever, Hendry ^a  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^d HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880030607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-644     Document Type: Article

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