Outreach engagement efforts: Are they worth the effort?

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-66

  Gottheil, Edward ^a   Sterling, Robert C ^a   Weinstein, Stephen P ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine retention; Engagement; Outreach; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031037464     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952999709001687     Document Type: Article

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