Patients' alcohol drinking habits in general practice: prevention and education

A survey of alcohol drinking habits using a questionnaire was conducted in a practice with 2 GPs and 4500 patients. Six hundred and thirty-two questionnaires were completed by all patients aged 15 and over attending the surgery during a three month period. Forty-five patients drinking in excess of 2...

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Published in:Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1988-08, Vol.81 (8), p.450-451
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Alcoholism - diagnosis
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