A new measure of the alcohol dependence syndrome: The severity scale of alcohol dependence

European Addiction Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-93

  John, Ulrich ^a   Hapke, U ^a   Rumpf, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence syndrome; Diagnosis of alcohol dependence; Severity of alcohol dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY SCALE OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYNDROME;

EID: 0037225153     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068806     Document Type: Article

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