Remission from alcohol dependence without formal help: Current status of the research;Remission ohne formelle Hilfe bei Alkoholabhängigkeit: Der Stand der Forschung

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Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-85

  Rumpf, Hans Jürgen ^a   Bischof, Gallus ^a   Hapke, Ulfert ^c   Meyer, Christian ^b   John, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Predictors; Prevalence; Remission without formal help

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REMISSION; REVIEW; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77955405685     PISSN: 09395911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/2009.02.03     Document Type: Review

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