Screening for problem drinking and counseling by the primary care physician-nurse team

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1443-1450

  Israel, Yedy ^a,d   Hollander, Oscar ^a   Sanchez Craig, Martha ^b   Booker, Suzanne ^b   Miller, Virginia ^b   Gingrich, Ronald ^c   Rankin, James G ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c Grandview Medical Center   (Canada)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Family Medicine; Nurse Practitioner; Prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0029826188     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01147.x     Document Type: Article

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