Changing patterns of addiction and public aid receipt: Tracking the unintended consequences of welfare reform

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 945-980

  Schmidt, Laura A ^a   Wiley, James ^b   Dohan, Daniel ^a   Zabkiewicz, Denise ^c   Jacobs, Laurie M ^d   Henderson, Stuart ^a   Zivot, Matthew ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POVERTY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 33845273579     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-2006-013     Document Type: Article

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