Involving health care workers in screening for alcohol problems

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 45-58

  McCrady, Barbara S ^a   Richter, Stephanie S ^a   Morgan, Thomas J ^a   Slade, John ^b   Pfeifer, Carl ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENT; SCREENING; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADMITTING DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0029810997     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v15n03_03     Document Type: Article

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