Pragmatic randomized controlled trial of providing access to a brief personalized alcohol feedback intervention in university students

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b   Hendershot, Christian S ^a,b   Murphy, Michelle ^a,b   Neighbors, Clayton ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Brief intervention; College; eHealth; Internet based intervention; Problem drinking; Randomized controlled trial; University

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; TEACHING; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STUDENTS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880154079     PISSN: 19400632     EISSN: 19400640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-7-21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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