期刊论文详细信息
Frontiers in Public Health | |
Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Patients With Alcohol Use Disorders at Bwindi Community Hospital, Uganda | |
Yusufu Kuule1  | |
关键词: alcohol screening; alcoholics anonymous; detoxification; mental health; operational research; SORT IT; | |
DOI : 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00148 | |
学科分类:卫生学 | |
来源: Frontiers | |
【 摘 要 】
Introduction: The harmful use of alcohol is a growing global public health concern, with Sub-Saharan Africa at particular risk. A large proportion of adults in Uganda consume alcohol and the country has a high prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD), almost double that for the African region as a whole. Bwindi Community Hospital, in rural western Uganda, recently introduced a program of screening, diagnosis and management of AUD and we assessed how this worked.
【 授权许可】
CC BY
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