Community psychiatric nurse aftercare for alcoholics: A five-year follow-up study

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-468

  Patterson, D G ^a,b   Macpherson, J ^a   Brady, N M ^a  

^a Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RANDOMIZATION; SELF HELP;

EID: 0030896108     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb03377.x     Document Type: Article

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