Does gender-specific substance abuse treatment for women promote continuity of care?

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-39

  Claus, Ronald E ^a   Orwin, Robert G ^b   Kissin, Wendy ^b   Krupski, Antoinette ^c   Campbell, Kevin ^c   Stark, Ken ^c  

^a MISSOURI INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Substance Abuse Research Group   (United States)

^c Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing care; Gender specific treatment; Substance abuse; Treatment completion; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845589264     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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