Effectiveness of a self-guided web-based cannabis treatment program: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Rooke, Sally ^a   Copeland, Jan ^a   Norberg, Melissa ^a   Hine, Donald ^b   McCambridge, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Computer Assisted therapy; Internet intervention; Marijuana; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877250256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2256     Document Type: Article

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