Reducing alcohol consumption. Comparing three brief methods in family practice.

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Published in Can Fam Physician on November 01, 1997

Authors

M C McIntosh1, G Leigh, N J Baldwin, J Marmulak

Author Affiliations

1: Sydney Family Practice Centre, NS.

Associated clinical trials:

Screening for Youth Alcohol and Drug Use: A Study of Primary Care Providers | NCT02408952

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