A randomised clinical trial of in-patient versus combined day hospital treatment of alcoholism: Primary and secondary outcome measures

European Addiction Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Weithmann, Gerd ^a   Hoffmann, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Day hospital treatment; Outcome measures, primary and secondary; Randomised clinical trial

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DETOXIFICATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944478130     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086402     Document Type: Article

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