Internet-based brief intervention to prevent unhealthy alcohol use among young men: A randomized controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Bertholet, Nicolas ^a   Cunningham, John A ^b,c   Faouzi, Mohamed ^a   Gaume, Jacques ^a   Gmel, Gerhard ^a   Burnand, Bernard ^d   Daeppen, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BINGE DRINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET BASED BRIEF INTERVENTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; INTERNET; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BINGE DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955465968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144146     Document Type: Article

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