Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation at treatment intake among white and black Americans

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 810-816

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

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; OUTPATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032725793     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.810     Document Type: Article

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