Predictors of Treatment Completion for Patients Receiving and Alcohol Treatment

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-42

  Nellori, Nagarika ^a   Ernst, Fredrick ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Against medical advice (AMA) discharges; Inner city substance abuse; Opiate dependence; Treatment adherence; Treatment attrition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OPIATE ADDICTION; PARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542534792     PISSN: 15315754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132576-200403000-00005     Document Type: Article

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