Quality of life measures in alcohol dependent subjects and changes with abstinence and continued heavy drinking

Addiction Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-332

  Foster, J H ^a,b   Marshall, E J ^a   Hooper, R ^a   Peters, T J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELAPSE; SLEEP; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 0031819650     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13556219872137     Document Type: Article

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