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ABC of Alcohol - 9781118544792

Un libro in lingua di Mccune Anne (EDT) edito da B M J Books, 2015

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ABC of Alcohol, Fifth Edition

About the ABC of Alcohol

Anne McCune, Consultant Hepatologist, Department of Hepatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK The misuse of alcohol presents both individual physical and psychological problems as well as wider social consequences. Alcohol misuse is a frequent cause of attendance in accident and emergency departments and an underlying factor in a range of long-term and chronic conditions commonly treated and managed within primary care settings.

This expanded fifth edition includes new chapters on alcohol and its impact on young persons, alcohol-related liver disease, neurological problems, alcohol and its impact on older persons, alcohol and cancer, and the role of care teams and the alcohol nurse specialist. There is also improved coverage on the role of alcohol health workers and guidance on the availability of voluntary alcohol services more generally. The concluding resources chapter provides further guidance on how to access appropriate services. It incorporates current NICE guidelines, the Government's Alcohol Strategy (2012), as well as case study scenarios and examples of best practice throughout.

From a new editor and a multidisciplinary contributor team, ABC of Alcohol is a practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, practice nurses, primary healthcare professionals as well as for junior doctors, medical and nursing students.

About the ABC series

The new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training.

Now offering over 70 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support.

The ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice

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