Alcohol dependence and treatment utilization in Europe - A representative cross-sectional study in primary care

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c,d   Allamani, Allaman ^e   Elekes, Zsuzsanna ^f   Jakubczyk, Andrzej ^g   Manthey, Jakob ^d   Probst, Charlotte ^d   Struzzo, Pierluigi ^h,i   Della Vedova, Roberto ^h,j   Gual, Antoni ^k,l,m   Wojnar, Marcin ^g,n  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e Tuscany Regional Health Agency Agenzia Regionale di Sanità della Toscana   (Italy)

^f Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^h Regional Centre for the Training in Primary Care (Ceformed)   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^j Center for Study and Research in General Practice (CSeRMEG)   (Italy)

^k HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^l INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^m INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Co morbidity; Composite International Diagnostic Interview; Disability; General practitioner; Liver disease; Mental distress; Primary care; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84938418250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0308-8     Document Type: Article

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