Does gender matter? A vignette study of general practitioners' management skills in handling patients with alcohol-related problems

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 620-625

  Geirsson, Magnus ^a,c   Hensing, Gunnel ^b   Spak, Fredrik ^b  

^a Norrmalms Health Center   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 70350642101     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp071     Document Type: Article

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