The subjective experience of craving: An exploratory analysis

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1101-1115

  Merikle, Elizabeth P ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Craving; Phenomenology; Qualitative; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0033029520     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039399     Document Type: Article

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