Assessing substance abuse treatment needs among the homeless: A telephone-based interactive voice response system

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1626-1628

  Alemagno, Sonia A ^a   Cochran, Deborah ^b   Feucht, Thomas E ^a   Stephens, Richard C ^c   Butts, John M ^d   Wolfe, Stephanie A ^e  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio Dept Alcohol Drug Addict S   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d TelePractice Inc   (United States)

^e NOVA Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029860494     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.86.11.1626     Document Type: Article

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