Implementation of brief alcohol intervention in primary health care: Do nurses' and general practitioners' attitudes, skills and knowledge change?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 555-558

  Aalto, Mauri ^a,b   Pekuri, Petteri ^a   Seppä, Kaija ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Brief intervention; Disease management; Prevention; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 29344453165     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500292904     Document Type: Article

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