The Effectiveness of Community Action in Reducing Risky Alcohol Consumption and Harm: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Shakeshaft, Anthony ^a   Doran, Christopher ^a,b,c   Petrie, Dennis ^d   Breen, Courtney ^a   Havard, Alys ^a   Abudeen, Ansari ^a   Harwood, Elissa ^a   Clifford, Anton ^a,e   D'Este, Catherine ^f   Gilmour, Stuart ^g   Sanson Fisher, Rob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e Institute for Urban Indigenous Health   (Australia)

^f The Australian National University   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MASS SCREENING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VERBAL HOSTILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898999279     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001617     Document Type: Article

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