Characteristics of women-only and mixed-gender drug abuse treatment programs

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 37-44

  Grella, Christine E ^a   Polinsky, Margaret L ^a   Hser, Yih Ing ^a   Perry, Susanna M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug treatment programs; Mixed gender programs; Program characteristics, treatment process; Women only programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032817764     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(98)00045-2     Document Type: Article

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