Consumer participation in the planning and delivery of drug treatment services: The current arrangements

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-137

  Bryant, Joanne ^a   Saxton, Melissa ^a   Madden, Annie ^b   Bath, Nicky ^b   Robinson, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)   (Australia)

Author keywords

consumer participation; drug treatment services; involvement; knowledge; user practices

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38949131798     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701829397     Document Type: Article

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