Health outcomes, program completion, and criminal recidivism among participants in the Rural Alcohol Diversion program, Australia

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Martire, Kristy A ^a   Larney, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; diversion programs; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CRIME; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RURAL ALCOHOL DIVERSION PROGRAM;

EID: 78650956956     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891003706407     Document Type: Article

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