Involving the public and other stakeholders in development and evaluation of a community pharmacy alcohol screening and brief advice service

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 309-316

  Krska, J ^a   Mackridge, A J ^b  

^a MEDWAY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Community pharmacy; General public; Screening

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION; STAKEHOLDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

ALCOHOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY; GENERAL PUBLIC; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899923007     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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