The role of alcoholics' insight in abstinence from alcohol in male Korean alcohol dependents

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 132-137

  Jong, Sung Kim ^a   Byoung, Kang Park ^b   Gap, Jung Kim ^c   Sung, Soo Kim ^a   Jin, Gyu Jung ^a   Mi, Kyeong Oh ^d   Jang, Kyun Oh ^e  

^a Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Handong University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Psychiatry   (South Korea)

^d University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^e Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism; Insight

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847101808     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.1.132     Document Type: Article

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