How do resource dependencies affect treatment practices? The case of outpatient substance abuse treatment programs

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 729-747

  Alexander, Jeffrey A ^a   Wells, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancillary services; Referrals; Resource dependence; Substance abuse treatment; Treatment comprehensiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RESOURCE DEPENDENCY THEORY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BENCHMARKING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 55649093537     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558708320407     Document Type: Article

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