General practitioners' role in preventive medicine: Scenario analysis using alcohol as a case study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-404

  Doran, Christopher M ^a   Shakeshaft, Anthony P ^b   Fawcett, Julia E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost; General practitioner; Preventive medicine; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10944246612     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230412331324527     Document Type: Review

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