Studies on natural recovery from alcohol dependence: Sample selection bias by media solicitation?

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 765-775

  Rumpf, H J ^a   Bischof, G ^b   Hapke, U ^b   Meyer, C ^b   John, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMISSION;

EID: 0034071695     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.95576512.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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