Using population-based data on alcohol consumption and related harms to estimate the relative need for alcohol services in Victoria, Australia

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 429-436

  Dietze, P M ^a   Rumbold, G R ^b   Cvetkovski, S ^a   Hanlin, K J ^c   Laslett, A ^a   Jonas, H A ^d  

^a Turning Point Alcohol Drug Ctr Inc   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KPMG Australia   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol treatment; Demand for treatment; Planning; Substance use; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040777236     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(00)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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