General dental practitioner views on providing alcohol related health advice; An exploratory study

British Dental Journal

Volumn 208, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Shepherd, S ^a   Young, L ^b   Clarkson, J E ^c   Bonetti, D ^d   Ogden, G R ^a  

^a DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dundee Dental Education Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SCOTLAND;

EID: 77951044077     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.342     Document Type: Article

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