Assessing continuity of care practices in substance use disorder treatment programs

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 513-520

  Schaefer, Jeanne A ^a   Cronkite, Ruth ^a,b   Ingudomnukul, Erin ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARAMETER; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; STAFF; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 4143102417     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.513     Document Type: Article

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