Recovery from alcohol problems with and without treatment: Prevalence in two population surveys

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 966-972

  Sobell, Linda C ^a,b   Cunningham, John A ^a   Sobell, Mark B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029999599     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.7.966     Document Type: Article

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