Using the drug abuse screening test (DAST-10) to analyze health services utilization and cost for substance users in a community-based setting

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 2001, Pages 927-943

  French, Michael T ^a,b   Roebuck, M Christopher ^a   McGeary, Kerry Anne ^a   Chitwood, Dale D ^a   McCoy, Clyde B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic drug use; Cost; DAST 10; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0034944099     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-100104096     Document Type: Article

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