The role of AA sponsors: A pilot study

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-422

  Whelan, Paul J P ^a   Marshall, E Jane ^b   Ball, David M ^b   Humphreys, Keith ^c  

^a CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 67650224363     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp014     Document Type: Article

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