Comments on the Cochrane review on alcoholics anonymous effectiveness

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1402-1403

  Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; LETTER; MOTIVATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 47549118345     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02240.x     Document Type: Letter

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