Widening access to treatment for alcohol misuse: Description and formative evaluation of an innovative web-based service in one primary care trust

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 697-701

  Murray, Elizabeth ^a   Linke, Stuart ^a   Harwood, Elissa ^b   Conroy, Sophie ^a   Stevenson, Fiona ^a   Godfrey, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867764498     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags096     Document Type: Article

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