Access to medical care, use of preventive services, and chronic conditions among adults in substance abuse treatment

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1676-1679

  Benjamin Johnson, Rhondee ^a   Moore, Alison ^a   Gilmore, Jim ^b   Watkins, Katherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Behavioral Health Services Inc   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 71549158863     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.12.1676     Document Type: Article

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