Gender differences in drug treatment careers among clients in the national drug abuse treatment outcome study

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-406

  Grella, Christine E ^a,b   Joshi, Vandana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug treatment; Gender differences; Treatment career; Treatment entry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032817386     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-100101868     Document Type: Article

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