Compared with what? An analysis of control-group types in Cochrane and Campbell reviews of psychosocial treatment efficacy with substance use disorders

Addiction

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 420-428

  Karlsson, Patrik ^a   Bergmark, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absolute effects; Active; Control groups; Inactive; Randomized controlled trials; Relative effects

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUP; HUMAN; LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTROL GROUPS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922673644     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12799     Document Type: Article

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