Sense of coherence evaluated by treatment counsellors and substance abusers as an indication of length of stay

European Addiction Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-102

  Berg, John E ^a   Andersen, Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Residential treatment; Sense or coherence; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 0030989499     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000259158     Document Type: Article

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