Feasibility of brief intervention in the workplace for the detection and treatment of excessive alcohol consumption

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Hermansson, Ulric ^a,c,d   Knutsson, Anders ^b   Rönnberg, Sten ^a   Brandt, Lena ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol related problems; Brief intervention; Screening; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032035310     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1998.4.2.71     Document Type: Article

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