Adolescents in Public Substance Abuse Treatment Programs: The Impacts of Sex and Race on Referrals and Outcomes

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 69-91

  Shillington, Audrey M ^a   Clapp, John D ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Drugs; Ethnicity; Sex; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242594502     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v12n04_05     Document Type: Article

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