Differences between abstinent and non-abstinent individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorders

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1730-1735

  Subbaraman, Meenakshi Sabina ^a   Witbrodt, Jane ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Non abstinence; Quality of life; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905680566     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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