The use of a sense of coherence test to predict drop-out and mortality after residential treatment of substance abuse

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-251

  Andersen, Steinar ^a   Berg, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coping; Drop out; Mortality; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347670089     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350109141752     Document Type: Article

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