Alcohol assessment: The practice, knowledge, and attitudes of staff working in the general medical wards of a large metropolitan hospital

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1257, 2007, Pages

  Pulford, Justin ^a   McCormick, Ross ^a   Wheeler, Amanda ^a   Firkin, Patrick ^a   Scott, Ian ^a   Robinson, Gail ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING STAFF; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAFF TRAINING; WINE; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547096487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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