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PI: Frederic C. Blow, PhD
affiliation: VA Hopsital
topic: alcohol, injury, emergency department, risk reduction, hazardous drinkers, behavior change, expert tailored
medium: print, personal digital assistants
audience: Emergency department patients who have alcohol-related injuries
grant: Tailored Alcohol Messages in the Emergency Department
sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services
number: R01 AA11629
dates: 1998-03-01 - 2003-02-28

Project START
This study aims to develop a personal digital assistant-based screening instrument and tailored print materials and test their effectiveness in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among injured hazardous drinkers treated in the Emergency Department.