Medical specialists' views on the impact of reducing alcohol consumption on prognosis of, and risk of, hospital admission due to specific medical conditions: Results from a Delphi survey

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 100-110

  Mdege, Noreen D ^a   Raistrick, Duncan ^b   Johnson, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Addiction Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; Delphi survey; medical conditions; medical specialists

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CARDIOLOGY; CONSENSUS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DELPHI SURVEY; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; MEDICAL SPECIALISTS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84892622249     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12092     Document Type: Review

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