Establishing an Italian general practitioner brief intervention pilot project for problem drinkers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2007, Pages 1979-1989

  Mezzani, Laura ^a,d   Patussi, Valentino ^a   Rossi, Alessandro ^b   Russo, Rosaria ^c   Scafato, Emanuele ^c  

^a Centro Alcologico   (Italy)

^b Italian Soc of Gen Med of Perugia   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

"hazardous drinkers"; "heavy drinkers"; Alcohol consumption related problems; Brief intervention; Cultural factors; General medical practitioners; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; ITALY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCREENING; TRAINING;

ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; ITALY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37149028106     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701533195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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