Addiction treatment ultimatums and U.S. health reform: A case study

NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 685-698

  Weisner, Constance ^a,b   Hinman, Agatha ^a   Lu, Yun ^a   Chi, Felicia W ^a   Mertens, Jennifer ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug treatment systems; Coercion; Treatment entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751555158     PISSN: 14550725     EISSN: 14586126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145507251002700612     Document Type: Article

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