Predicting first-session attendance: The influence of referral source and client income

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-233

  Hampton Robb, Sheila ^a   Qualls, R Christopher ^b   Compton, William C ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 22244478021     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptr/kpg020     Document Type: Article

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