Evaluating alcoholics anonymous's effect on drinking in project MATCH using cross-lagged regression panel analysis

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 378-385

  Magura, Stephen ^a   Cleland, Charles M ^b   Tonigan, J Scott ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 84875362957     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.378     Document Type: Article

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