Characteristics of alcoholics attending 'clubs of alcoholics in treatment' in Italy: A national survey

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-321

  Curzio, Olivia ^a   Tilli, Angela ^b   Mezzasalma, Lorena ^a   Scalese, Marco ^a   Fortunato, Loredana ^a   Potente, Roberta ^a   Guidoni, Guido ^b   Molinaro, Sabrina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Italian Association of Clubs of Alcoholics in Treatment (AICAT)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLUB OF ALCOHOLIC IN TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLICS; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84860234557     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags018     Document Type: Article

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