The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 72-78 , January 2010

Efficacy of Physician-delivered Brief Counseling Intervention for Binge Drinkers

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 Funding: This research was supported by Grants FCM/03 and FCM/04 (Fundacion Cerebro y Mente) and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental, CIBERSAM.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00801-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.08.012

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 72-78 , January 2010

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