From Cat's Cradle to Beat the Reaper: Getting evidence-based treatments into practice in spite of ourselves

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 597-600

  Sorensen, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature; Policy; Research; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE IN LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79953162493     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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