Risky drinking among community pharmacy customers in New Zealand and their attitudes towards pharmacist screening and brief interventions

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-63

  Sheridan, Janie ^a   Stewart, Joanna ^a   Smart, Ros ^a   Mccormick, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attitude; Community pharmacy; Customer; Prevalence; Risky drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACISTS; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855338491     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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