The Provision of Services for Alcohol Problems: A Community Perspective for Understanding Access

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-142

  Weisner, Constance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 0035344717     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287456     Document Type: Article

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