How should the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems be evaluated?

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 22-32

  Heather, Nick ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Box score; Effectiveness of treatment; Mesa grande; Meta analysis; Motivational enhancement therapy (MET); Multi centre trials; Social behaviour and network therapy (SBNT); Stepped care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992992406     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17459265200700031     Document Type: Review

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