Promoting brief alcohol intervention by nurses in primary care: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Kaner, Eileen ^a   Lock, Catherine ^a   Heather, Nick ^b   McNamee, Paul ^a   Bond, Senga ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b North Reg Alcohol and Drug Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness of care; Brief alcohol intervention; Implementation; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TELEPHONE; TRAINING;

EID: 0242636490     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00242-2     Document Type: Article

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