Detection of and intervention for excessive alcohol and tobacco use among adult hospital in-patients

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-133

  Shourie, Swati ^a   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,b   Proude, Elizabeth M ^b   Haber, Paul S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detection; Excessive alcohol consumption; Hospital; In patient; Intervention; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ALCOHOLISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 33847225260     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230601145175     Document Type: Article

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