Detection of alcohol misusing patients in accident and emergency departments: The Paddington alcohol test (PAT)

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 308-312

  Smith, S G T ^a   Touquet, R ^a,b   Wright, S ^b   Das Gupta, N ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Alcohol health worker; Alcohol misuse; Paddington alcohol test

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029756162     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.5.308     Document Type: Article

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