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April 2004
 Screening and
Behavioral Counseling Interventions
in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol
Misuse
This statement
summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendations on behavioral counseling interventions to reduce
alcohol misuse in primary care patients and the supporting
evidence, and it updates the 1996 recommendations contained in the
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, second edition.
Explanations of the ratings and of the strength of overall
evidence are given in Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively. The
article summarizing the effectiveness of interventions in the
adult population and the systematic evidence review on this topic
can be obtained through the USPSTF Web site and through the
National Guideline Clearinghouse.
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