Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 158-166 , August 1995

Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Emergency Department

Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting Washington DC, October 1994.

Received 14 November 1994 ,Revised 21 December 1994 ,Accepted 4 January 1995.

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 From the Western Consortium for Public Health, Alcohol Research Group, Berkeley, California.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 158-166 , August 1995