Who goes to alcohol and drug treatment? Understanding utilization within the context of insurance

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 673-682

  Weisner, Constance ^a,b   Matzger, Helen ^a   Tam, Tammy ^a,c   Schmidt, Laura ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SCREENING;

EID: 0036870629     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2002.63.673     Document Type: Article

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