Organizational contexts of primary care approaches for managing problem drinking

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-445

  Schutte, Kathleen ^a   Yano, Elizabeth M ^b   Kilbourne, Amy M ^c   Wickrama, Bhagya ^d   Kirchner, JoAnn E ^e   Humphreys, Keith ^f  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^e South Central Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking problems; Organizational behavior; Primary care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 67349160714     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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