Gender differences in treatment-seeking cocaine abusers - Implications for treatment and prognosis

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 300-311

  McCance Katz, Elinore F ^a,b,c   Carroll, Kathleen M ^a,b   Rounsaville, Bruce J ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Yale University School of Medicine   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CONNECTICUT; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032708015     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105504999305703     Document Type: Article

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