The role of spirituality in alcohol treatment retention and outcomes among African American patients

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 67-86

  Pringle, Janice L ^a   Emptage, Nicholas P ^b   Barbetti, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Kaiser Permanente Southern California ^*  (United States)

^c Mercy Behavioral Health   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Outcomes; Retention; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION;

EID: 35148879645     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020v25n03_06     Document Type: Article

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