A survey of substance use by health care professionals and their attitudes to substance misuse patients (NHS Staff Survey)

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-69

  Raistrick, D ^a   Russell, D ^b   Tober, G ^a   Tindale, A ^a  

^a Leeds Addiction Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NHS staff; Patterns of substance use; Survey; Therapeutic attitude

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38349177529     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890701237082     Document Type: Article

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