Screening and brief interventions for alcohol: Attitudes, knowledge and experience of community pharmacists in Auckland, New Zealand

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 380-387

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Wheeler, Amanda ^b   Chen, Lucy Ju Hsing ^a   Huang, Annie Chen Yun ^a   Leung, Iris Nga Yee ^a   Tien, Karen Yow Chyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brief intervention; Community pharmacy; Drinking; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 46649089528     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230802093760     Document Type: Article

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