Attitudes towards 12-step groups and referral practices in a 12-step naive treatment culture; A survey of addiction professionals in Norway

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vederhus, John Kåre ^a   Kristensen, Øistein ^a   Laudet, Alexandre ^b   Clausen, Thomas ^c  

^a Sørlandet Hospital   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; ADDICTION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70350697894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-147     Document Type: Article

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