A replicable model for achieving over 90% follow-up rates in longitudinal studies of substance abusers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-36

  Scott, Christy K ^a  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Follow up; Longitudinal; Methodology; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 1842556756     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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