The effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention for reducing levels of alcohol consumption: A systematic review and meta-Analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Donoghue, Kim ^a   Patton, Robert ^a   Phillips, Thomas ^a   Deluca, Paolo ^a   Drummond, Colin ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Computers; Internet; Intervention studies; Meta Analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84905902516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3193     Document Type: Review

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