brief intervention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbriefandintervention
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brief
adjective
uk/briːf/us/briːf/
lasting only a short time or containing ...
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intervention
noun
uk/ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən/
the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve it or prevent it from ...
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(Definition ofbriefandinterventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Our cost-effectiveness analysis indicates that, on average,briefinterventionand usual physiotherapy can be comparable in terms of effectiveness, and brief intervention costs less.
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Ifbriefinterventionis ineffective, more traditional intervention and motivational interviewing are recommended.
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All consenting eligible patients were randomized to receive either thebriefinterventionor usual physiotherapy.
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Alcohol-specific training was identified by most nurses as the main incentive forbriefinterventionwork.
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Briefinterventionfor heavydrinking college students: 4-year follow-up and natural history.
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Abriefinterventionwas appropriate.
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Finally, patients were asked before randomization whether they had a preference for usual physiotherapy, thebriefinterventionor were indifferent.
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A total of 139 patients were allocated to thebriefintervention, and 129 to the usual physiotherapy.
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That was not a verybriefintervention.
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I shall make abriefintervention.
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I will make only abriefintervention.
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I shall make only abriefintervention.
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It will not be abriefintervention.
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It must be abriefintervention.
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I want to make abriefintervention.
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I wish to make abriefintervention.
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Mybriefinterventionwill support the subversives.
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I promised to make abriefintervention.
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It is only abriefintervention.
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I rise to make abriefintervention.
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Perhaps he will complete hisbriefintervention.
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He must make only abriefintervention.
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This has been a verybriefintervention.
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It should be abriefintervention.
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I therefore made abriefintervention.
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