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Readiness to Change in Primary Care Patients Who Screened Positive for Alcohol Misuse

Emily C. Williams, Daniel R. Kivlahan, Richard Saitz, Joseph O. Merrill, Carol E. Achtmeyer, Kinsey A. McCormick and Katharine A. Bradley
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 213-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.542
Emily C. Williams
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vol. 4 no. 3 213-220
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.542
PubMed 
16735522

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication June 29, 2005
  • Revision received October 28, 2005
  • Accepted for publication November 28, 2005
  • Published online May 30, 2006.

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  1. Emily C. Williams, MPH1,2,3,
  2. Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD2,4,
  3. Richard Saitz, MD, MPH5,6,
  4. Joseph O. Merrill, MD, MPH3,7,
  5. Carol E. Achtmeyer, MN1,2,8,
  6. Kinsey A. McCormick, BA1,3 and
  7. Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH1,2,3,8,9
  1. 1Health Services Research & Development, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
  2. 2Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
  3. 3Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
  4. 4Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
  5. 5Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass
  6. 6Youth Alcohol Prevention Center and Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
  7. 7Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash
  8. 8Primary and Specialty Medical Care Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash
  9. 9Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Emily C. Williams, MPH, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98101, emwilli{at}u.washington.edu
  1. A preliminary version of this study was presented at the Society of General Internal Medicine annual meeting, Chicago, Ill, May 14, 2004.

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The Annals of Family Medicine May 2006, 4 (3) 213-220; DOI: 10.1370/afm.542

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