A comparative outcome study of frequent, moderate, occasional, and nonattenders of alcoholics anonymous

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-214

  Watson, Charles G ^a   Hancock, Martha ^a   Gearhart, Lee P ^a   Mandez, Claudia M ^a   Malovrh, Patricia ^a   Raden, Maria ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030998121     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199704)53:3<209::AID-JCLP3>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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