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. 2008 Apr 26;336(7650):952-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.730370.94. Epub 2008 Apr 8.

Excessive Drinking in Young Women: Reducing harm through quality improvement

Brenda Reiss-Brennan  1 , Lucy A Savitz, Pascal Briot, Wayne Cannon
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Excessive Drinking in Young Women: Reducing harm through quality improvement

Brenda Reiss-Brennan et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

The growing problem of binge drinking among young women is one that must be dealt with at a societal level, says Ian Gilmore (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.716863.94). Nevertheless, doctors can make a difference at an individual level, and Brenda Reiss-Brennan and colleagues describe one US quality improvement intervention in primary care

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