An inpatient profile of patients with a substanceabuse diagnosis in Maryland

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Bradley, Cathy J ^a,b   Zarkin, Gary A ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevalence; Inpatient care; Length of stay; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARYLAND; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030873089     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(96)00124-9     Document Type: Article

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