Are practice nurses an unexplored resource in the identification and management of alcohol misuse? Results from a study of practice nurses in England and Wales in 1995

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 592-597

  Deehan, Ann ^a   Templeton, Lorna ^b   Taylor, Colin ^a   Drummond, Colin ^c   Strang, John ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; General practice; Health of the nation; Health promotion; Practice nurse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES;

EID: 0032159072     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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