Characteristics of substance-abusing women on welfare: Findings from the evaluation of CASAWORKS for families pilot demonstration

Evaluation Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 597-628

  Gutman, Marjorie A ^a,c   Ketterlinus, Robert D ^b   McLellan, A Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Health Management Corporation   (United States)

^c Treatment Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Substance abuse treatment; Welfare; Women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1542543664     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03259027     Document Type: Review

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