Similarities in outcomes for men and women after drug misuse treatment: Results from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study (NTORS)

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Stewart, Duncan ^a   Gossop, Michael ^a   Marsden, John ^a   Kidd, Tara ^a   Treacy, Samantha ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Treatment outcome; Women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037360704     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0959523021000059811     Document Type: Article

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