Choosing a control group in effectiveness trials of behavioral drug abuse treatments

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 388-397

  Brigham, Gregory S ^a   Feaster, Daniel J ^b   Wakim, Paul G ^c   Dempsey, Catherine L ^d  

^a Maryhaven   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Clinical; Control; Design; Drug; Trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROL GROUP; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; GROUP THERAPY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL VALIDITY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROL GROUPS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70350276470     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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