Complementary medicine for alcohol dependence in Italian services: A mail questionnaire

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-221

  Bardazzi, Gabriele ^a   Merluzzi, Jo Anne ^a   Voller, Fabio ^a   Fontana, Aldo ^a   Abenavoli, Ludovico ^a   Leggio, Lorenzo ^a   Addolorato, Giovanni ^a  

^a Azienda Sanitaria Fiorentina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcohol treatment; Complementary medicine

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; ITALY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 33745754204     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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