Improving Access to Primary Health Care for Chronic Drug Users: An Innovative Systemic Intervention for Providers

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 445-457

  McCoy, H Virginia ^a   Messiah, Sarah E ^b   Zhao, Wei ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; ADDICTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CURRICULUM; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLORIDA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036834757     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02287350     Document Type: Article

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