How to measure outcome in clinical trials of substance abuse treatment

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 720-722

  Uchtenhagen, Ambros ^a  

^a Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Craving; Drug taking behaviour; Nicotine replacement; Outcome measures; Quality of life; Substance abuse treatment; Substance dependence syndrome

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84857559487     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03653.x     Document Type: Note

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