Sociodemographic disparities in supplemental service utilization among male methadone patients

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Wu, Elwin ^a   El Bassel, Nabila ^a   Gilbert, Louisa ^a   Piff, Justin ^a   Sanders, Glorice ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Methadone maintenance; Opioid abuse; Service utilization; Services research; Supplemental services

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 1842476068     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(03)00246-0     Document Type: Article

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