Methodological characteristics and quality of alcohol treatment outcome studies, 1970-98: An expanded evaluation

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-263

  Moyer, Anne ^a   Finney, John W ^a,b   Swearingen, Carolyn E ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Methodological quality; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALCOHOLISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036201152     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00017.x     Document Type: Review

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