The 10-year course of alcoholics anonymous participation and long-term outcomes: A follow-up study of outpatient subjects in project MATCH

Substance Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-59

  Pagano, Maria E ^a   White, William L ^b   Kelly, John F ^c   Stout, Robert L ^d   Tonigan, J Scott ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Chestnut Health Systems   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

AA related helping; Alcoholics Anonymous; meeting attendance; Project MATCH; step work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873021228     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2012.691450     Document Type: Review

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