Does This Treatment Work? Validation of an Outcomes Module for Alcohol Dependence

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 283-294

  Rost, Kathryn M ^a,b   Ross, Robin L ^a   Humphrey, Joylyn ^a   Frank, Stacey ^a   Smith, Jeff ^a   Smith, G Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Effectiveness; Outcomes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030115766     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199604000-00001     Document Type: Article

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