Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 420-429 , April 2005

A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Emergency Department–Based Interactive Computer Program to Prevent Alcohol Misuse Among Injured Adolescents

Received 19 March 2004 ,Revised 12 October 2004 ,Accepted 13 October 2004.

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 Author contributions: RFM, JTS, FCB, and MAG conceived the study, designed the trial, and obtained research funding. MAG, JEW, and MMN supervised the conduct of the trial and data collection. MAG managed the data, including quality control. JTS and JSZ headed the planning of and conducted the analysis. RFM drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed substantially to its revision. RFM takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, R49-CCR-515413.Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting, May 2003, Boston, MA.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01552-5

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.013

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 420-429 , April 2005

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