United Kingdom and Unite States healthcare providers recommendations of abstinence versus controlled drinking

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-134

  Miles Cox, W ^a   Rosenberg, Harold ^b   Hodgins, C Hazel A ^a   Macartney, John I ^a   Maurer, Ken A ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942731596     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh035     Document Type: Article

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