Title: The eEFectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse: efifect sizes, research design issues and explanatory mechanisms
Abstract: AddictionVolume 91, Issue 12 p. 1813-1820 Free Access The eEFectiveness of inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol abuse: efifect sizes, research design issues and explanatory mechanisms John W. Finney, John W. Finney Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94025, USASearch for more papers by this authorRudolf H. Moos, Rudolf H. Moos Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94025, USASearch for more papers by this author John W. Finney, John W. Finney Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94025, USASearch for more papers by this authorRudolf H. Moos, Rudolf H. Moos Center for Health Care Evaluation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 94025, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1996.tb03810.xCitations: 13AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Babor, T. 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