Drug abusing women in the community: The impact of drug court involvement on recidivism

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 803-828

  Shaffer, Deborah Koetzle ^a   Hartman, Jennifer L ^b,c   Listwan, Shelley Johnson ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77649178193     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260903900402     Document Type: Article

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