Improving alcohol and tobacco history taking by junior medical officers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 320-325

  Proude, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,b   Britton, Annette ^a   Haber, Paul S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 43549114284     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm182     Document Type: Article

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