How primary care providers talk to patients about alcohol: A qualitative study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 966-972

  McCormick, Kinsey A ^a,b,f   Cochran, Nancy E ^c,d   Back, Anthony L ^b   Merrill, Joseph O ^b,e   Williams, Emily C ^a,b   Bradley, Katharine A ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f VA Puget Sound Health Services Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Communication; Physician patient relations; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33746476865     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02743146     Document Type: Article

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