Predictors of Loss to Follow-Up in Young Patients With Minor Trauma After Screening and Written Intervention for Alcohol in an Urban Emergency Department - Concepedia

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Predictors of Loss to Follow-Up in Young Patients With Minor Trauma After Screening and Written Intervention for Alcohol in an Urban Emergency Department

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2007

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Bruno Neuner, Michael Fleming, Rike Born, Edith Weiß-Gerlach, Tim Neumann, Jordan S. Rettig, Alexandra Lau, Helge Schoenfeld, Gerd Kallischnigg, Claudia Spies

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Abstract

After screening and a brief intervention in an emergency department, substance use and differences in education level predicted loss to follow-up. Patients with alcohol problems and no high school diploma are at increased risk of becoming lost to follow-up.