Increasing adherence to substance abuse aftercare group therapy

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-60

  Lash, Steven J ^a   Blosser, Sharon L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Aftercare; Alcohol dependence; Compliance; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0032919875     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(98)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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