Treating alcohol problems: A study of programme effectiveness and cost effectiveness according to length and delivery of treatment

Addiction

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 561-571

  Long, Clive G ^a   Williams, Martin ^a   Hollin, Clive R ^b  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OUTPATIENT CARE; SELF REPORT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031976705     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.93456111.x     Document Type: Article

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