Intervention for excessive alcohol consumption in primary health care: Attitudes and practices of English general practitioners

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-566

  Kaner, Eileen F S ^b   Heather, Nick ^a   Mcavoy, Brian R ^b   Lock, Catherine A ^b   Gilvarry, Eilish ^a  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032780143     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.4.559     Document Type: Article

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