Exploratory randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a waiting list control design

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cunningham, John A ^a,b   Kypri, Kypros ^c   McCambridge, Jim ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alternate explanation; Brief intervention; Randomized controlled trials; Research methods; Waiting list control design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL BIAS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84889006290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-13-150     Document Type: Article

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