Protocol for a national monthly survey of alcohol use in England with 6-month follow-up: 'The Alcohol Toolkit Study' Health behavior, health promotion and society

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Beard, Emma ^a   Brown, Jamie ^a   West, Robert ^a   Acton, Crispin ^b   Brennan, Alan ^c   Drummond, Colin ^d   Hickman, Matthew ^e   Holmes, John ^c   Kaner, Eileen ^f   Lock, Karen ^g   Walmsley, Matthew ^h   Michie, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^h PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol toolkit study; AUDIT; Epidemiology; Smoking toolkit study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925003632     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1542-7     Document Type: Article

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