Current challenges faced by efforts to prevent alcohol and other drug problems: Lessons from science-to-practice

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Holder, Harold D ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenge; Institutionalisation; Perspective; Prevention; Research design

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOLISM; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67650669940     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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