Alcohol and health: do we know enough?
This North East of England survey aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge about alcohol of groups, which included doctors, nurses and the police, who have a role to play in promoting health education. A comparison was made with sectors of the general public, known to be at risk from alcohol-related diseases, particularly young people and those in middle management in industry and commerce. The survey found that a proportion of doctors are unaware of the safe limits of alcohol consumption, and more than a third of the nurses were unaware that these limits were lower for women. Although campaigns did not appear to be reaching middle aged, and other at-risk groups 16-18-year-olds were well informed.
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Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4LP.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001364:Awareness; D004739:England; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires