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Editorial
. 2014 Aug 27;9(1):14.
doi: 10.1186/1940-0640-9-14.

The best evidence for alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care supports efficacy, at best, not effectiveness: you say tomāto, I say tomăto? That's not all it's about

Richard Saitz  1
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Editorial

The best evidence for alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care supports efficacy, at best, not effectiveness: you say tomāto, I say tomăto? That's not all it's about

Richard Saitz. Addict Sci Clin Pract. .

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The review related to this manuscript is available at http://www.ascpjournal.org/content/9/1/13.

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