Ultra-brief intervention for problem drinkers: research protocol.

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Published in BMC Public Health on August 26, 2008

Authors

John A Cunningham1, Clayton Neighbors, Cameron Wild, Keith Humphreys

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S1, Canada. john_cunningham@camh.net

Associated clinical trials:

Ultra-brief Intervention for Problem Drinkers | NCT00688584

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