Using social indicators to inform community drug and alcohol prevention policy

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 428-446

  Gorman, D M ^a   Labouvie, Erich W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW JERSEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0034494126     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343282     Document Type: Article

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