Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Treatment: Does program graduation matter?

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-30

  Wallace, Amy E ^a   Weeks, William B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Offset effects; Program dropouts; Social outcomes; Substance abuse intensive outpatient treatment; Treatment completion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 3042662224     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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