Reasons for drinking less and their relationship to sustained remission from problem drinking

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1637-1646

  Matzger, Helen ^a,b   Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^b   Weisner, Constance ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Life events; Longitudinal research; Remission from alcohol problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; RELIGION; REMISSION; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 27744433178     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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