Are physicians and medical students prepared to educate patients about alcohol consumption?

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Frost Pineda, Kimberly ^a   VanSusteren, Timothy ^a   Gold, Mark S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Division of Addiction Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Alcohol; Dependence; Education; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 2442641578     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v23n02_01     Document Type: Article

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