title: [The family physician and prevention of alcohol-related problems].
abstract: Involvement of the family physician in the prevention of alcohol-related problems is described. Advice about risks in low-risk drinking is presented, as well as non-laboratory assessment of alcohol-dependency and of patients with increased risk of developing alcohol-related problems. The CAGE questionnaire, patterns of alcohol intake, and brief intervention among low-risk and high-risk patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Dept., Israel Society for the Prevention of Alcoholism, Ramat Gan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family