Establishing the feasibility of performance measures for alcohol and other drugs

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 375-385

  Garnick, Deborah W ^a   Lee, Margaret T ^a   Chalk, Mady ^b   Gastfriend, David ^c   Horgan, Constance M ^a   McCorry, Frank ^d   McLellan, A Thomas ^e   Merrick, Elizabeth Levy ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Substance Abuse Treatment   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Clinical Services   (United States)

^e TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Identification; Initiation; Measurement; Performance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GROUP DYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0036911278     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00303-3     Document Type: Article

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