Assessing the needs of substance abusing women: Psychometric data on the Psychosocial History

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 79-83

  Comfort, Marilee ^a   Zanis, David A ^b   Whiteley, Mary Jane ^c   Kelly Tyler, Alice ^d   Kaltenbach, Karol A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Livengrin Foundation   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Psychosocial issues; Substance abuse; Substance abuse treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032817212     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(98)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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