Hazardous drinkers in the accident and emergency department--Who accepts advice?
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Hazardous drinkers in the accident and emergency department--who accepts advice?
AIMS To identify factors that predict acceptance of brief advice among people consuming excessive alcohol in an accident and emergency (A&E) department. METHODS Patients presenting to an A&E department were screened using the Paddington Alcohol Test. All patients identified as hazardous drinkers were offered advice about their drinking. Data were collected on patients' age, sex, presenting co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.011403