Evidence-based alcohol screening and brief intervention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: Experiences of health-care providers

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-62

  Clifford, Anton ^a   Shakeshaft, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal healthcare; Alcohol; Brief intervention

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 78651229203     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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