Treatment for alcohol and other drug problems: Closing the gap

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 814-817

  D'Onofrio, Gail ^a  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; TRANQUILIZER;

ALCOHOLISM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038175389     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.190     Document Type: Editorial

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