Problem drinkers in acute care settings: Validation of an assessment instrument

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 415-423

  Watson, H E ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Assessment; Diary; Nurses; Problem drinkers

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENZYME ASSAY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; ENZYME TESTS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033209778     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(99)00029-2     Document Type: Article

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