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Cochrane Column
South African Cochrane Centre, Medical Research Council, PO Box 19070, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. Email: taryn.young@mrc.ac.za
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This month we highlight a review which assessed the effects of brief interventions for alcohol misuse and, as the review includes a meta-regression, we include a commentary on the use of meta-regression.
The aim of the Column is to highlight Cochrane Reviews of relevance to public health, and to stimulate debate on relevance, feasibility and acceptability. The Cochrane Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org) is an international, non-profit organization that prepares and disseminates up-to-date systematic reviews on the effects of healthcare interventions in order to help people make well-informed decisions. Systematic reviews aim to answer focused healthcare questions by systematically identifying and evaluating all relevant research studies and synthesizing their results. If you are interested in contributing to the Cochrane Column or The Cochrane Collaboration, contact me at the South African Cochrane Centre.
Brief interventions in primary care for alcohol misuse: Cochrane review
Excessive drinking is a significant cause of mortality, morbidity and social problem in both developed and developing countries with
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