A review of systematic and quantifiable methods of estimating the needs of a community for alcohol treatment services

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 357-365

  Crook, G M ^b   Oei, T P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol services; Planning services

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031871907     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(97)00223-7     Document Type: Article

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