Screening and intervention for alcohol problems: A national survey of primary care physicians and psychiatrists

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Friedmann, Peter D ^a,d   McCullough, Deirdre ^b   Chin, Marshall H ^b   Saitz, Richard ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Physician behavior; Quality of care; Screening; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHIATRIST; RATING SCALE; SCREENING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033981843     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.03379.x     Document Type: Article

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