Introduction to the Special Issue

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 581-583

  Heather, Nick ^a   Kaner, Eileen ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COUNSELING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; ETHANOL; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77958532707     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00254.x     Document Type: Editorial

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