Outcomes after detoxification for heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Teesson, Maree ^a   Havard, Alys ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a   Darke, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detoxification; Heroin outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744947503     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600657733     Document Type: Article

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