Generalizability of the Type A/Type B distinction across different psychoactive substances

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-462

  Feingold, Alan ^a,c   Ball, Samuel A ^a   Kranzler, Henry R ^b   Rounsaville, Bruce J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c CMHC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030038596     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952999609001671     Document Type: Article

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