Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: A population survey in England

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 642, 2016, Pages e1-e9

  Brown, Jamie ^a   West, Robert ^a   Angus, Colin ^b   Beard, Emma ^a   Brennan, Alan ^b   Drummond, Colin ^c   Hickman, Matthew ^d   Holmes, John ^b   Kaner, Eileen ^e   Michie, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Brief advice; Brief intervention; Counselling; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84954486479     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp16X683149     Document Type: Article

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