Research ArticleOriginal Research

Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment: The Association of Pretreatment Use and the Role of Drinking Goal

Lisa Berger, Michael Brondino, Michael Fisher, Robert Gwyther and James C. Garbutt
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2016, 29 (1) 37-49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150143

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