Encouraging posttreatment self-help group involvement to reduce demand for continuing care services: Two-year clinical and utilization outcomes

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-68

  Humphreys, Keith ^a,b   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

12 Step Treatment; Alcoholics Anonymous; Continuing Care; Health Care Cost Offset; Mutual Help Organizations; Self help Groups

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; DRUG ABUSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SELF HELP;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845893590     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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