Long-term treatment careers and outcomes of previously untreated alcoholics

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 437-447

  Timko, Christine ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a   Finney, John W ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a   Kaplowitz, Molly S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SELF HELP;

EID: 0032992613     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1999.60.437     Document Type: Article

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