The value of acupuncture detoxification programs in a substance abuse treatment system

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Shwartz, Michael ^a   Saitz, Richard ^b   Mulvey, Kevin ^c   Brannigan, Patrick ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Boston Public Health Commissions   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Detoxification; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BOSTON; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033486006     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(99)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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