The clinical and cost-effectiveness of brief advice for excessive alcohol consumption among people attending sexual health clinics: A randomised controlled trial

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-43

  Crawford, Mike J ^a   Sanatinia, Rahil ^a   Barrett, Barbara ^b   Byford, Sarah ^b   Dean, Madeleine ^a   Green, John ^c   Jones, Rachael ^d   Leurent, Baptiste ^e   Sweeting, Michael J ^f   Touquet, Robin ^g   Greene, Linda ^g   Tyrer, Peter ^a   Ward, Helen ^a   Lingford Hughes, Anne ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNPROTECTED SEX; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928183146     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051561     Document Type: Article

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