Using propensity scores to adjust for selection bias when assessing the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous in observational studies

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 56-64

  Ye, Yu ^a   Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^a,b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Effectiveness; Propensity score; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELECTION BIAS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651087182     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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