Development and validation of the Alcoholics Anonymous Intention Measure (AAIM)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 204-211

  Zemore, Sarah E ^a   Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

12 Step; Alcoholics Anonymous; Drop out; Scale; Theory of planned behavior; Treatment readiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS INTENTION MEASURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 68349135415     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.04.019     Document Type: Article

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