An early evaluation of implementation of brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in the US Veterans Health Administration

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1472-1481

  Williams, Emily C ^a,b   Rubinsky, Anna D ^a   Chavez, Laura J ^a,b   Lapham, Gwen T ^a,c   Rittmueller, Stacey E ^a   Achtmeyer, Carol E ^a   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b,c,d  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Implementation; Unhealthy alcohol use; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84927689054     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12600     Document Type: Article

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