Success of Referral for Alcohol Dependent Patients from a General Hospital: Predictive Value of Patient and Process Characteristics

Substance Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Rochat, Stephane ^a   Wietlisbach, Vincent ^b   Burnand, Bernard ^b   Landry, Ulrika ^a   Yersin, Bertrand ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism outcome; Multidisciplinary evaluation; Referral process

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIST; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842785005     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J465v25n01_03     Document Type: Article

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