Treatment outcomes for methadone clients receiving lump-sum payments at initiation of disability benefits

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Herbst, Mark D ^a,b   Batki, Steven L ^a,b   Manfredi, Luisa B ^a,b   Jones, Tracey ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MONEY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19144372307     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.47.2.119     Document Type: Article

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