DIgital Alcohol Management ON Demand (DIAMOND) feasibility randomised controlled trial of a web-based intervention to reduce alcohol consumption in people with hazardous and harmful use versus a face-to-face intervention: Protocol

Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Hamilton, Fiona L ^a   Hornby, Jo ^a   Sheringham, Jessica ^a   Kerry, Sally ^b   Linke, Stuart ^c   Solmi, Francesca ^a   Ashton, Charlotte ^d   Moore, Kevin ^e   Murray, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Camden Islington Mental Hlth NHS T   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Digital intervention; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994187113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20555784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40814-015-0023-1     Document Type: Article

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