Young people who attend specialist alcohol treatment: Who are they and do they need special treatment?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 336-340

  Indig, Devon ^a   Copeland, Jan ^a   Conigrave, Katherine M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Cannabis; Diversion; Indigenous; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL REHABILITATION PROGRAM; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ODDS RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS;

EID: 50449096353     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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