Alcoholics anonymous careers: Patterns of AA involvement five years after treatment entry

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1983-1990

  Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^a,b   Ammon, Lyndsay ^a,b   Delucchi, Kevin ^c   Room, Robin ^d   Bond, Jason ^a   Weisner, Constance ^a,c,e  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcoholics Anonymous; Mutual Aid; Self Help; Social Networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAREER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29044436899     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000187156.88588.de     Document Type: Article

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