Racial differences in retention in residential substance abuse treatment: The impact on African American men

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-190

  Cooper, R Lyle ^a   MacMaster, Samuel ^a   Rasch, Randolph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Attrition; Case management; Coercion; Disparities; Race; Substance abuse; Treatment retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649287130     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731509338936     Document Type: Article

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