The alcoholics anonymous affiliation scale: Development, reliability, and norms for diverse treated and untreated populations

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 974-978

  Humphreys, Keith ^a,c   Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^b   Weisner, Constance ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol Treatment; Alcoholics Anonymous; Community Samples; Measures; Norms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031690063     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03691.x     Document Type: Article

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