Short-term recovery from alcohol abuse or dependence: Any evidence of a relationshipwith treatment use in a general population sample?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 419-421

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SELF HELP; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 24044523579     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh155     Document Type: Article

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