Increasing retention of African-American women on welfare in outpatient substance user treatment using low-magnitude incentives

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1016-1026

  Bride, Brian E ^a   Humble, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attendance; Contingency management; Incentives; Substance user treatment; Welfare; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; WELFARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47949125240     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080801914154     Document Type: Article

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