Controlling for selection bias in the evaluation of alcoholics anonymous as aftercare treatment

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 690-697

  Fortney, John ^b   Booth, Brenda ^c   Zhang, Mingliang ^c   Humphrey, Joylyn ^c   Wiseman, Eve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031784406     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1998.59.690     Document Type: Article

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