How general practitioners view alcohol use. Clearing up the confusion.
This paper reviews the findings of qualitative and quantitative research into family physicians' attitudes, beliefs, and experience with patients with alcohol problems. The implications of the findings are discussed in the context of the need for educational programs to improve physicians' work with these patients.
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Addiction Research Foundation, University of Western Ontario Research Park, London.
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Crowe
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Powell
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016730:Program Development; D012307:Risk Factors