Problem severity profiles of clients in European therapeutic communities: Gender differences in various areas of functioning

European Addiction Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-137

  De Wilde, Joke ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Life areas of functioning; Problem severity profiles; Therapeutic community

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY;

AGE FACTORS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33745185372     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092114     Document Type: Article

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