Commentary: Reconsidering the self-selection factor in addiction treatment research

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-77

  De Leon, George ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0031966420     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.12.1.71     Document Type: Note

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