Combine and match: The final blow for large-scale black box randomized controlled trials

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 708-710

  Bühringer, Gerhard ^a   Pfeiffer Gerschel, Tim ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanisms of change; Substance use disorders; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; ACAMPROSATE PLUS NALTREXONE; NALTREXONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLISM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 42149124423     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02162.x     Document Type: Note

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