The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions delivered by community pharmacists: Randomized controlled trial

Addiction

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1586-1594

  Dhital, Ranjita ^a   Norman, Ian ^a   Whittlesea, Cate ^b   Murrells, Trevor ^a   Mccambridge, Jim ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Community pharmacist; Community pharmacy; Hazardous and harmful drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941144523     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12994     Document Type: Article

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