Impact of federal substance abuse block grants on state substance abuse spending: Literature and data review

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 173-179

  Cowell, Alexander ^a   McCarty, Dennis ^b   Woodward, Albert ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DEPENDENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE GOVERNMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345765656     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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