Fostering self-change among problem drinkers: A proactive community intervention

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 817-833

  Sobell, Linda C ^a,b   Cunningham, John A ^b   Sobell, Mark B ^a,b   Agrawal, Sangeeta ^b   Gavin, Douglas R ^b,c   Leo, Gloria I ^b   Singh, Karen N ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SELF HELP;

EID: 0030296184     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(96)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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