title: [Results of a primary health care study on alcohol: 17 per cent of men, 8 per cent of women were probable heavy consumers].
abstract: A questionnaire study designed to elicit an impression of the proportion of heavy drinkers among primary care patients, carried out at five primary facilities in Västerbotten County, showed 12 per cent of the patients (17% of the men, 8% of the women) to be probable heavy alcohol consumers. This emphasises the strategically advantageous position of primary care facilities with a view to early intervention. Age was found to be a significant determinant of alcohol consumption, but not place of residence or the reason for consulting.
authors.affiliation: Psykiatriska kliniken, Norrlands Universitetssjukhus, Umeå.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordström
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Persson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Resultat av primärvårdsstudie om alkohol: 17 procent av männen, 8 procent av kvinnorna troliga högkonsumenter.