Health-care reform provides an opportunity for evidence-based alcohol treatment in the USA: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline as a model

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-232

  McCrady, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; Alcohol assessment; Alcohol treatment; Evidence based treatment; Health care reform; NICE guideline

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ALCOHOLISM; EDITORIAL;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872608615     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04052.x     Document Type: Editorial

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