Substance use, education, employment, and criminal activity outcomes of adolescents in outpatient chemical dependency programs

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-95

  Balsa, Ana I ^b   Homer, Jenny F ^b   French, Michael T ^a,c   Weisner, Constance M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Health Economics Research Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chemical dependency programs; Economic evaluation; Instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549101577     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-007-9095-x     Document Type: Article

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