The role of organizational characteristics in determining patterns of utilization of services for substance abuse, mental health, and shelter by homeless people

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 575-592

  North, Carol S ^a   Pollio, David E ^b,c   Perron, Brian ^b   Eyrich, Karin M ^d   Spitznagel, Edward L ^e,f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e University of Pennsylvania ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25844446144     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260503500309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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