title: Alcohol misuse and the hospital doctor.
abstract: Alcohol misuse among patients attending hospital is common but frequently undetected. Hospital doctors need to take a proper alcohol history in every patient and to recognize symptoms that may result from excessive drinking. Appropriate advice about sensible levels of drinking could then have a beneficial impact on the incidence of alcohol problems.
authors.affiliation: Chilton Clinic, Warneford Hospital, Oxford.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010361:Patients; D010819:Physician's Role