Eighteen-month outcomes for clients receiving combined outpatient treatment and sober living houses

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 352-366

  Polcin, Douglas L ^a   Korcha, Rachael ^a   Bond, Jason ^a   Galloway, Gantt ^b  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; alcohol; drug abuse; drugs; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956493295     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659890903531279     Document Type: Article

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