Drug use disorders and treatment contact among homeless adults in Alameda County, California

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-228

  Robertson, Marjorie J ^a,b   Zlotnick, Cheryl ^d   Westerfelt, Alex ^c  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d Alcohol Research Group ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SELF HELP; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030968045     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.2.221     Document Type: Article

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